Monumento a los Caidos por Espana

An iron fence separates visitors and the monument

Originally the memorial, also known as the "Obelisco", commemorated the victims of the uprising on 2 May 1808 in Madrid against the French occupation. In 1985 it was re-inaugurated as a memorial to ...

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Monumento a los Caidos por Espana is the Spanish Tomb of the unknown Soldier. It is in a lovely little park and is surrounded by a steel fence, and looks a bit out of bounds. This is in stark contrast...

Tomb of the unknown soldier .

This Monument to the Fallen for Spain, colloquially known as the 'Obelisk' is the Mdrid equivalent to the tomb of the unknown soldier. Originally intended to honour those who died in the Mayo uprising...

Lovely monumnet

With the eternal flame burning this is a poignant memorial and distinctive with its obelisk. A pity it is fenced off and feels so inaccessible; undoubtedly some good reason for this. Easy to walk past...

The eternal flame

If you look carefully you can see that there is an eternal flame lit at the base of this poignant and impressive monument.