What is Plaza de Oriente?
{{Infobox park | name = Plaza de Oriente | photo = File:Estatua de Felipe IV y Palacio Real 25-02-2013.jpg | photo_width = | photo_caption = Image of the [[Monument to Philip IV of Spain]] | map = | map_width = | type = | location = [[Madrid]], [[Spain]] | nearest_city = | lat_d = | long_d = | region = | source = | coords_ref = | area = | created = | operator = | visitation_num = | status = | open = }} The '''Plaza de Oriente''' is a plaza in the [[Historic district|historic center]] of [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]. It has a shape like a rectangle and is very big and noticeable. It was designed in 1844 by [[Narciso Pascual Colomer|Narciso Pascual y Colomer]]. It was opened by King [[Joseph I of Spain|Joseph I]] after he said that the houses originally in the area should be destroyed. It is located between some very well known and important places in Madrid. To the west is the [[Royal Palace of Madrid|Royal Palace]], the [[Teatro Real]], to the east, and the [[Royal Monastery of La Encarnación, Madrid|Royal Monastery of the Incarnation]] to the north. [[Category:Buildings and structures in Madrid]] [[Category:Town squares in Europe]] {{Europe-stub}}