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Plaza de Olavide

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Plaza de Olavide
Typeplaza
Maintained byAyuntamiento of Madrid
LocationChamberí
(Madrid, Spain)
Coordinates40°25′58″N 3°42′04″W / 40.432767°N 3.701047°W / 40.432767; -3.701047

The plaza de Olavide is an octagonal plaza located in the heart of the Trafalgar neighborhood, in Madrid, Spain.

History

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In 1860, the plaza, hitherto known as "Plaza Industrial" was named Plaza de Olavide.[1] By that time, most of the population of the slum of Chamberí lived around the place.[2]

Under a project developed under the purview of the Second Republic's General Plan for Markets, Francisco Javier Ferrero was tasked with building an octagonal market in the place, replacing a previous and smaller one.[3] The market underwent a controlled demolition in November 1974,[3][4] in a move protested by the neighbors.[5] The refurbished plaza, with new trees and an underground parking lot for 400 vehicles, was formally inaugurated in 1977.[5]

References

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  1. ^ López, Beto (14 January 2022). "La Fuente de Olavide, el antiguo abrevadero de la 'Plaza Industrial'". Chamberí30días.
  2. ^ Pallol Trigueros, Rubén (2004). "Chanuevo Madrid? El primer desarrollo del Ensanche Norte madrileño, 1860-1880". Cuadernos de Historia Contemporánea (24). Madrid: Ediciones Complutense. ISSN 0214-400X.
  3. ^ a b "1974: derribo por voladura del mercado madrileño de Olavide". ABC. 2 November 2009.
  4. ^ García, Amanda (15 January 2022). "La plaza de Olavide, el pulmón verde de Chamberí elegido como el lugar de los "retornos felices"". Qué!.
  5. ^ a b "Hoy se inaugura la nueva plaza de Olavide". El País. 16 July 1977.