Gran Vía metro bandstand in the 1920s
Updated on the day: 07/16/2021 We do not agree with the statement that "any past time was better". And less in the case of Madrid and his meter .The same one that during the years of the Civil War served as a bunker for the residents of the city during the continuous bombing.
However, there is something that we can celebrate: in addition to **the widening of the sidewalks** of the Gran Via , it will recover a replica of the granite temple that it proudly wore from the 20's to the 70's.
The most spectacular metro entrance in the city will come to life in the intersection between Gran Vía and Calle Montera.
"It will house a new elevator , which will have 'current technology' and a 90º boarding system so that at each level the access side is the most suitable for those around 45,000 passengers who circulate daily through said station ", they inform from Metro de Madrid to Traveler.es.
The Gran Vía Metro station reopens its doors
THE HISTORY OF THE TEMPLETE FROM THE 1920s TO THE PRESENT
Originally, the Gran Vía metro station was located 20 meters from the surface. The need to install an elevator became apparent. It was then that the Company of the Metropolitan Alfonso XIII commissioned the design of the spectacular exit to Antonio Palacios.
the recognized Galician architect he would leave his mark on the city signing numerous buildings. Among them, perhaps the most representative, the current City Hall of Madrid (of those, Palacio de las Comunicaciones), the building of the Cervantes Institute and that of the Ministry of Transport of the Community of Madrid (Hospital de Jornaleros de Maudes).
For the Gran Vía metro entrance, he designed a granite temple crowned with an iron and glass canopy. It opens its doors for the first time on November 19, 1920 , after the inauguration of the first Metro line, according to Madrid Metro data.
"It cost five cents to use. ; you could also use the ladder for free. The marquee and its elevator were operational in the middle of the square until 1970, the year in which, due to the inauguration of the underground passages with access to the new line 5, the elevator service was abolished and the pavilion was dismantled", they confirm. from Madrid Metro.
Render of the future temple of Gran Vía
WHEN CAN WE ENJOY IT
Initially, the new access should have been released in 2019, coinciding with the centenary of the first underground train journey between Cuatro Caminos and Puerta del Sol (as confirmed by Metro de Madrid to Traveler.es in 2018). However, the works on the Gran Vía metro, as the residents of Madrid well know, took longer than expected due to the different archaeological finds found during the works.
But finally, this Friday, July 16, the Gran Vía Metro station reopens its doors.
Of course, if what you want is to see the original pavilion, the one from the 1920s, you should head to Galicia: "The Madrid Metropolitan Company ceded it to the Galician municipality of O Porriño , birthplace of Antonio Palacios, town where it is currently located, located in a playground ".