One of the largest and main squares of Madrid, named after the discoverer of America Christopher Columbus, is known in Spanish as Plaza de Colon. Every year on October 12, on Spain Day, a reviewing stand is set up here where you can see members of the royal family and other honored guests watching the military parade. Mass events of a political or entertainment nature are also often held here.
In the center of the square there is a small garden with concrete blocks on which quotations by philosophers, historians, and geographers dedicated to the discovery of America are engraved. On the eastern side of Plaza de Colon rises a column topped by the figure of the great traveler pointing his hand to the West. The Columbus monument was created in the Neo-Gothic style based on a design by Arturo Melida in 1885.
Opposite it stand the "Columbus Towers," which were built in 1976. Interestingly, the floors of these skyscrapers were constructed from top to bottom, being attached to the central axis of each building.
Beneath Columbus Square is the Cultural Center, which includes exhibition, theater, and concert halls. And on the southern side of the square is the building of the National Library of Madrid.
