The Fuente del Angel Caido of Madrid !!!!

Posted in Madrid, Spain

If you have followed my blog, you know my attachment to Madrid, and my history there so do not need to repeat me think. If you have not and new to my blog just go to search type Retiro and/or Madrid and see the many posts on it. From Madrid to heaven and a hole in the sky to look down on it everyday. The focus here is something folks hidden somewhat inside the wonderfully beautiful Parque del Buen Retiro or simply Retiro park in my dear Madrid. The park is very near where I used to lived and walk by it everytime in the city. This is my park, Parque del Buen Retiro I always look forward to be back,eventually, For now let me tell you about the Fuente del Angel Caido of Madrid !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

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The Fuente del Ángel Caido, done in 1878 and at the Glorieta del Ángel Caido, on the plot that occupied the Royal Porcelain Factory (see post), in the Retiro park of Madrid is the only capital in the world that has a fountain with the image of the devil ! The Fallen Angel Fountain is at the confluence of Paseo del Duque de Fernán Núñez, Avenida de Cuba and Paseo de Uruguay. Its easiest access is entering through the Puerta del Ángel Caído, located at the end of Cuesta de Moyano, on Calle Alfonso XII. This fountain was made in 1880. The set has approximate dimensions of 10 meters long, 10 wide and 7 high. The sculpture is 2.65 meters high. The basin on which the water falls is made of granite and has an octagonal shape. In the center stands the pedestal. Its granite base is in the shape of a truncated pyramid, octagonal in shape, and on each of its sides there is a bronze cover. These covers represent devils holding lizards, snakes and dolphins with their hands, and on each of them there are three fountains from which water flows. Since the 1990s, a replica of the Fallen Angel made of polyester resin on a silicone mold has been on display at the headquarters of the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid.

The Glorieta del Angel Caido or roundabout of the fallen angel is at an official topographic altitude of 666 meters above sea level in Madrid. This coincidence with the so called beast number, together with the existence of a false modern popular belief according to which the monument is a kind of “tribute” to Lucifer, to evil, or the heretical, has aroused the imagination of many fans of esotericism, However, this fact is not at all weird in Madrid, since the average height of the city is 666 meters above sea level !

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The Madrid tourist office on Fuente del Angel Caido of fallen angel fountain : https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/el-angel-caido

There you go folks, my park in Madrid. A must to see in Madrid, in fact , you never been to Madrid if not walk the Retiro park… ! Again, hope you enjoy this off the beaten path trip to the Fuente del Angel Caido of Madrid as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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