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Calle Alcalá.

Alcalá Street is one of the main arteries of Madrid, both traffic and commercial activity. Almost 10,200 meters extending from the center of Madrid to the east - northeast of the city. It begins at the Puerta del Sol , in what was the km 0 (radial origin of all roads and streets of Madrid Spain ) , finally flowing parallel to the Avenida de America to the access road to the station O ' Donnell , halfway geographically district of San Blas- Canillejas , at its northern end , in the district of bars. Throughout his journey are some of the most iconic buildings such as the fountain Madrid Cibeles and Puerta de Alcala monuments. The street was the center of financial power in the late nineteenth century, being called jokingly as Street bankers.

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Uploaded on January 23, 2016
Taken on August 9, 2014