Monument to Don Quixote and Sancho Panza is part of a complex composition, dedicated to the world-famous Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes and installed on the Plaza of Spain not far from the Royal Palace.

The idea of ​​creating a national monument was dedicated to the 300th anniversary of Cervantes death (. 1916), but e of construction began only in 1925 . winning design submitted by architect Rafael Martinez Zapatero and sculptor Lorenzo Kull Valera and is a figure of Cervantes, sitting at the base of the stela and two bronze statues of his characters: Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, seated, respectively, nag on and donkey . vertex stele decorated with five continents of the globe, and the rear side of the statue was Queen Isabella Portuguese and fountain .

Monument to Don Quixote Don Quixote under snow

Reviews of Monument to Don Quixote (1) Evaluation

7 of 10 7

thoughtful writer with his characters 20 February 2014

TRAVELcomoYO

was (a) here in February 2014

It would seem that you can write about the monument? But in fact, any monument can tell a lot. Especially if it is located in the city center and the landmark square. The area of ​​Spain is very beautiful and has a vacation in the summer in the shade of trees. Is it next to the Metro Callao ,? pera, Plaza de Espa? a and not far from the royal palace. It's simply impossible to pass by it. I photographed a monument very close lucky that there was not a lot of people. This is a very impressive building, ... Read entire review