King Philip IV of Spain Fountain - Madrid, Spain
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
N 40° 25.100 W 003° 42.732
30T E 439579 N 4474432
This fountain is located in the Plaza de Oriente, near the Royal Palace. The fountain is turned off during the winter months of the year.
Waymark Code: WMMRGM
Location: Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Date Posted: 10/29/2014
Views: 12

The fountain is turned off during the winter months of the year. This fountain 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.
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