Monument to Philip IV of Spain - Madrid, Spain
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
N 40° 25.100 W 003° 42.732
30T E 439579 N 4474433
One of many historical figure statues in the capital city of Spain.
Waymark Code: WMKVBG
Location: Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Date Posted: 05/31/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 11

These lion statues are located around King Philip IV of Spain's monument, just outside the Royal Palace. This one is depicting King Philip IV of Spain, right next to the Royal Palace. "He ascended the thrones in 1621 and reigned in Spain until his death and in Portugal until 1640. Philip is remembered for his patronage of the arts, including such artists as Diego Velázquez, and his rule over Spain during the challenging period of the Thirty Years' War. On the eve of his death in 1665, the Spanish Empire had reached 12.2 million square kilometres (4.7×106 sq mi) in area but in other respects was in decline, a process to which Philip's inability to achieve successful domestic and military reform is felt to have contributed." From Wikipedia.
Physical Address:
Plaza de Oreinte
Madrid, CM Spain


Web Site: [Web Link]

Visit Instructions:
Take a photo of the lion.
Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest Lion Statues
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
Date Logged Log User Rating  
Predicador83 visited Monument to Philip IV of Spain - Madrid, Spain 12/29/2022 Predicador83 visited it
xeocach visited Monument to Philip IV of Spain - Madrid, Spain 12/24/2022 xeocach visited it
Wizard_Speed_Time visited Monument to Philip IV of Spain - Madrid, Spain 02/25/2022 Wizard_Speed_Time visited it
CONPER visited Monument to Philip IV of Spain - Madrid, Spain 11/17/2019 CONPER visited it
Castor007 visited Monument to Philip IV of Spain - Madrid, Spain 11/08/2019 Castor007 visited it
CADS11 visited Monument to Philip IV of Spain - Madrid, Spain 03/09/2019 CADS11 visited it
Jouni Jurmu visited Monument to Philip IV of Spain - Madrid, Spain 03/21/2018 Jouni Jurmu visited it
jezevcik visited Monument to Philip IV of Spain - Madrid, Spain 08/01/2016 jezevcik visited it
bluesnote visited Monument to Philip IV of Spain - Madrid, Spain 05/31/2014 bluesnote visited it

View all visits/logs