Plaza de Olavide
The plaza de Olavide is an octagonal plaza located in the heart of the Trafalgar neighborhood, in Madrid, Spain.
Type | plaza |
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Maintained by | Ayuntamiento of Madrid |
Location | Chamberí (Madrid, Spain) |
Coordinates | 40.432767°N 3.701047°W |
History
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
- López, Beto (14 January 2022). "La Fuente de Olavide, el antiguo abrevadero de la 'Plaza Industrial'". Chamberí30días.
- Pallol Trigueros, Rubén (2004). "Chamberí, ¿un nuevo Madrid? El primer desarrollo del Ensanche Norte madrileño, 1860-1880". Cuadernos de Historia Contemporánea. Madrid: Ediciones Complutense (24). ISSN 0214-400X.
- "1974: derribo por voladura del mercado madrileño de Olavide". ABC. 2 November 2009.
- García, Amanda (15 January 2022). "La plaza de Olavide, el pulmón verde de Chamberí elegido como el lugar de los "retornos felices"". Qué!.
- "Hoy se inaugura la nueva plaza de Olavide". El País. 16 July 1977.
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