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Sign: Madrid - Where the Hotel Florida used to be


Address:
Hotel Florida, Pl. del Callao, 5, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
Madrid For all manhole covers in Madrid
Country:
Spain For all manhole covers in Spain
Shape:
Other
Material:
Metal
Placement:
Wall or fence


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On the sign:
[Emblem of the city of Madrid]

EN ESTE LUGAR ESTUVO EL

HOTEL FLORIDA
(1924-1964)

EDIFICIO DE ANTONIO PALACIOS

LUGAR DE ENCUENTRO DE ESCRITORES, ARTISTAS Y CORRESPONSALES DE TODO EL MUNDO
Photography:
2025
Eli Zvuluny
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Comments:
The Florida Hotel was a place where foreign representatives stayed, mainly during the Spanish Civil War. Ernest Hemingway is best known for writing a play here.
The building, built in 1924, was demolished in 1964 and is now a shopping mall.

The place where the sign is located was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
[Emblem of the city of Madrid]

ON THIS SITE STOOD THE

HOTEL FLORIDA
(1924-1964)

ANTONIO PALACIOS BUILDING

MEETING PLACE FOR WRITERS, ARTISTS, AND CORRESPONDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

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