divendres, 18 de març del 2011

The Cibeles Fountain

The Cibeles Fountain was designed by theSpanish architect Ventura Rodríguez, and builtbetween 1777 and 1782.
 This structure formedpart of Charles III's project for reform duringthe Enlightenment in the late 18th century,
which was intended to increase Madrid's statusas a major monumental city on a par withthose of other European countries.

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