Plaza del Callao
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The Plaza del Callao in Madrid is located in the central part of Gran Vía and was built between 1910 and the 1940s.
The precursor was a small square with the same name. Well-known buildings on the square are today the Edificio Carrión , built in 1933 by the architects Luis Martínez Feduchi and Vicente Eced y Eced , with 14 storeys at its time one of the tallest buildings in Madrid, and at No. 4 the roughly equal Palacio de la Prensa from 1928 by Pedro Muguruza , the Edificio Fnac and at No. 3 the cinema Edificio Cine Callao by Luis Gutiérrez Soto, built in 1927 . The square has been a pedestrian zone since 2005 . Calle Preciados , which opens into the square, is known for its expensive fashion stores.
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Coordinates: 40 ° 25 ′ 11.8 " N , 3 ° 42 ′ 20.9" W.