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plaza de España
Plaza de España (lit. Spain Square), is the largest square in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the Canary Islands (Spain). The square is located in the centre of town, 1.4 km north of the Auditorio de Tenerife.
Plaza de España (lit. Spain Square), is the largest square in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the Canary Islands (Spain). The square is located in the centre of town, 1.4 km north of the Auditorio de Tenerife. This square is considered one of the "main squares" of the island of Tenerife, together with the Plaza del Cristo de La Laguna in San Cristóbal de La Laguna and the Plaza de la Patrona de Canarias in Candelaria. It hosts an artificial lake fountain, a work of Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron.
The square was built in 1929 on the historic Castillo de San Cristóbal, a bastion for defending the island of piracy, currently there are only a few walls of the original building on display in a tunnel under the square. Recently the square was refurbished by the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron. The Plaza de España is surrounded by the Palacio Insular de Tenerife, the Palacio de la Carta and the Plaza de la Candelaria. In the centre of the square stands Monumento a los Caídos (a tribute to the fallen in the Spanish Civil War).
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Castillo de San Cristóbal
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The Castle of San Cristóbal (Spanish: Castillo de San Cristóbal) in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) was the first fortification of significance on the island of Tenerife and the main defensive building on…
Casino de Tenerife
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cultural property in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Plaza de la Candelaria
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The Plaza de la Candelaria, is a square in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain), which is located next to the Plaza de España.
Carta Palace
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El palacio de Carta es un palacio situado en la céntrica plaza de la Candelaria, justamente enfrente de la Cámara de Comercio y del monumento al Triunfo de la Candelaria, en Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canarias, España).
Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís
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Catholic parish church in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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La capilla de la Venerable Orden Tercera es una capilla situada detrás de la Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís y junto a la Plaza del Príncipe en la ciudad de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Islas Canarias, España).
La Farola del Mar
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La farola del mar, emplazada en Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Tenerife, Canarias, España), era uno de los dos faros de los que disponía el muelle Sur del Puerto de Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz & La Laguna
Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanta ˈkɾuθ ðe teneˈɾife] ; locally [ˈsanta ˈkɾus ðe teneˈɾife]), commonly abbreviated as Santa Cruz, is a city, the capital of the island of Tenerife, Province of Santa C…
Santa Cruz & La Laguna
cultural property in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Plaza de Isabel II
Santa Cruz & La Laguna
The Plaza de Isabel II is a public square in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Plaza del Príncipe
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Aunque conocida comúnmente como plaza del Príncipe, su nombre completo es plaza del Príncipe de Asturias.
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memorial in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain