Gran Vía

Introduction

Gran Vía is Madrid's most prosperous, grand and vibrant commercial and entertainment avenue—a city avenue lined with magnificent historic buildings, gathering shops, theaters, cinemas and hotels, hailed as 'Madrid's Broadway', the perfect place to feel Madrid's modern urban prosperity and energy. Gran Vía (meaning 'Great Way') is a wide, bustling avenue running through central Madrid, built in the early 20th century, an iconic symbol of Madrid's modern metropolis. Most striking are the magnificent, grand historic buildings on both sides—built in the early 20th century when eclecticism, Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles prevailed, so the avenue is lined with many beautifully styled, imposing, finely decorated buildings of that period (such as the famous Edificio Metrópolis, whose elegant dome-and-sculpture form is one of Gran Vía's symbols), of extraordinary bearing, forming a spectacular urban architectural scene. As Madrid's busiest commercial and entertainment avenue, Gran Vía is full of vivid urban vitality all day—both sides are packed with shops (from international flagship stores to all kinds of stores), numerous theaters and cinemas (the avenue is hailed as 'Madrid's Broadway' for its many musical and performance theaters), hotels, restaurants and cafés; crowds flow, traffic bustles, neon flickers, full of prosperous, lively urban atmosphere, especially dazzling when the lights come on at night. Strolling Madrid's prosperous, grand Gran Vía, admiring the magnificent historic buildings and feeling the city's prosperity and energy, is an urban-charm Madrid experience (watch your belongings).

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