The Historian · Martín · Madrid
Plaza de Oriente
The line of Gothic kings here was meant for the palace roof and proved too heavy. That mistake is my favourite Madrid story.
The curved, statue-lined square between the Royal Palace and the opera — a 19th-century stage set.
— Martín, The Historian
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