Step Into History
Walk Madrid in 1630
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Step Into History · City walk
Habsburg Madrid, 1630
Madrid in 1630 is the bustling, irregular capital of a far‑flung monarchy, still a compact walled town clustered around the royal Alcázar and the Plaza Mayor. The walk moves from the river's low meadows through city gates and theatre corrals to the alleys of merchants and to the open lands where a great royal retreat will soon be set out.
34 scenes — 22 streets, squares and views, 12 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Madrid as it stood in 1630 (“History of Madrid”).
The route, scene by scene
- 1. Manzanares Approach
- 2. Puente de Segovia
- 3. Puerta de Segovia
- ↳ Puerta de Segovia Guardroom · interior
- 4. Calle de Segovia
- 5. Plaza de la Villa
- ↳ Council Hall of the Villa · interior
- 6. Plaza Mayor
- ↳ High Balcony of Plaza Mayor · interior
- 7. Casa de la Panadería
- ↳ Bakery Guild Chamber · interior
- 8. Calle Mayor
- 9. Royal Alcázar
- ↳ Alcázar Painter's Studio · interior
- 10. Cuesta de la Vega
- 11. Campo del Moro
- 12. Puerta del Sol
- 13. Corral de la Cruz
- ↳ Corral de la Cruz Stage · interior
- 14. Corral del Príncipe
- ↳ Corral del Príncipe Pit · interior
- 15. Plaza de la Paja
- 16. Mercado de la Cebada
- ↳ Market Hall of La Cebada · interior
- 17. Calle de Atocha
- ↳ Leatherworker's Workshop · interior
- 18. Nuestra Señora de Atocha
- ↳ Main Nave of Atocha · interior
- 19. Mentidero on the Corner
- ↳ Mentidero Tavern Backroom · interior
- 20. The Prado Meadow
- 21. Site of Buen Retiro
- ↳ Hall of Realms · interior
- 22. Prado Heights View