(MAD) daily photo: Famous for its silent streets.

Tuesday, 3 April 2007

Famous for its silent streets.

9 comments:

Deb said...: This sweeping boulevard looks very magestic!; 3 April 2007 at 19:15
angela said...: It's splendid indeed.
Angela; 3 April 2007 at 21:05
isa said...: What a wonderful perspective - I feel dwarfed by the buildings...; 3 April 2007 at 22:10
Anonymous said...: Beautiful photograph.
Brookville Daily Photo
720 pixels; 3 April 2007 at 22:14
Olivier said...: superbe photo, mais c'est tres laid les antennes sur l'immeuble de droite. j'espere que ce n'est que temporaire

superb photograph, but it is very ugly the antennas on the building of right-hand side. I hope that it is only temporary; 4 April 2007 at 10:15
Anonymous said...: This is a beautiful photograph of the street and the buildings. I see a lot of people in the distance too.

Brookville Daily Photo; 6 April 2007 at 12:01
Dsole said...: Huge photo!!
But the street is full of people!
it's like summer time... empty roads full streets; 10 April 2007 at 13:18
Natalie said...: Is that the Gran Via?; 16 April 2007 at 00:36
(hache) said...: Yes, it is the Gran Via. Urbanistic intervención to join the eastern and western axis of Madrid. Also you can see the headquarters tower of the spanish telecom (Telefónica).; 16 April 2007 at 08:58

¿Madrid?... genesis

We have to go back to the IX century, the times of the Muslim Emir Mohamed I, to find the origin of the city of Madrid, born as Muslim fortress on the north shore of the Manzanares river were now raises the royal palace. Etymologically it comes from ‘Majerit’ and this word from the Arab ‘Mayrit’ that means ‘mother of waters’, at is turn the word ‘Mayrit’ is similar to the romance term ‘Matrič’ meaning ‘matrix’… in conclusion, Latin: Matric(em); Romance (spoken in Spain after Romans): Matrič; Arab: Mayrit; actual Spanish: Madrid. (internet fonts)