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Podcast: Sounds Like Infrastructure by Ferrovial
Episode: 14 - Plaza Mayor Madrid | Ferrovial
Description: On a warm August night in 1790, Madrid’s Plaza Mayor was home to one of the worst fires the city had ever seen. Over the course of nine days, the fire not only burned most of the square, but also wreaked havoc outside of it too. After the fire was finally put out, the king commissioned the architect Juan de Villanueva to rebuild the square. His task? To make sure it never burned down again. On this episode of Sounds Like Infrastructure we tell you the story behind Madrid’s most famous square and th...