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Madrid City Guide: Fuente de la Cibeles - Camping Holidays Spain

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Surroundings - Fuente de la Cibeles

The Fuente de Cibeles was part of the construction of Madrid's Salón del Prado. The idea behind the work was to give the people of Madrid a place to relax in, with a promenade full of gardens and fountains. The place chosen was that occupied by the fields in San Jerónimo and Atocha, in its time known as the Prado Viejo. This space would have, among other things, three magnificent fountains, the Cibeles being one of them. The other two parts of this formidable whole would be those of Neptune and Apollo.

Sited in one of the world's most beautiful squares, and not just because of the fountain, but also for the splendid surroundings, the fountain was designed in 1777 by Ventura Rodríguez, during the reign of Carlos III. It represents the image of Cibeles, the Goddess of Nature, seated in a chariot pulled by two lions. According to mythology, these two lions represent Hippomenes and Atlanta, punished by Aphrodite to pull the chariot for eternity. The Goddess and lions were cut from marble from the village of Montesclaros, and the rest from stone from Redueña in the mountains north of Madrid. Initially, in 1782, it was placed in Paseo de Recoletos next to the Palacio de Buenavista; at the end of the 19th Century it was moved to its current site.

It is bounded these days by large buildings, that enhance its positioning, such as the Palacio de Buenavista, the Palacio de Linares, known as the Casa de América, the Palacio de Comunicaciones or Post and the Banco de España. Without forgetting that one of the most beautiful views of the city can be had from here, that of the Puerta de Alcalá, Paseo del Prado and Calle Alcalá.

Location: Plaza de Cibeles, s/n.