Calle de Serrano
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| Namesake | Francisco Serrano |
|---|---|
| Type | street |
| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| South end | Puerta de Alcalá |
| North end | Plaza de la República del Ecuador |
The calle de Serrano, or simply Serrano, is a street in Madrid, Spain. It is noted as location for luxury flagship stores.[1]
The urbanisation took off in 1863, with the construction of the first housing in the street.[2] Initially known as Bulevar Narváez (Narváez Boulevard),[3] the street received its current name following the 1868 Glorious Revolution, during which the namesake, the General Serrano (who had lived in the street), took a leading role.[2][3] In the 2010s the street became one the favourite grounds for real estate operations of Venezuelan fortunes.[4]
The street starts at the Puerta de Alcalá.[5] Going north across the well-off Salamanca District, historically linked to the upper class and to the presence of luxury stores,[6] Serrano ends at the Plaza de la República del Ecuador,[7] in the junction with the calle del Príncipe de Vergara, in the Chamartín District.
References
- Citations
- ^ Álvarez, Paz (8 May 2019). "Por qué Serrano es la calle más deseada por las firmas de lujo". Cinco Días.
- ^ a b Domingo, M.R. "Serrano, el amante de Isabel II que dio nombre a la calle más comercial de Madrid". ABC.
- ^ a b Amado, Evaristo (11 May 2014). "La paradoja del marqués de Salamanca, padre del barrio de barrios". La Vanguardia.
- ^ Gómez-Serranillos, María José (8 June 2018). "El comprador latinoamericano, a la caza de la vivienda de lujo clásica". El Mundo.
- ^ Moya Blanco 1961, p. 23.
- ^ Ortiz, Ignacio (9 February 2016). "Las grandes fortunas venezolanas toman el Barrio de Salamanca". El Mundo.
- ^ "Callejero Oficial del Ayuntamiento de Madrid" (PDF). 2015. p. 450.
- Bibliography
- Moya Blanco, Luis (1961). "La calle de Serrano vista por Luis Moya" (PDF). Arquitectura. 2 (32). Madrid: Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid: 23–32. ISSN 0004-2706. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-18.