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Plaza de Castilla elevated Reservoir
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Belonging to Canal de Isabel II, this water reservoir situated at the Plaza de Castilla, was built in 1939 making it the fourth reservoir of the Canal. It is a 40-meter high concrete structure with a capacity of 3,800 cubic meters of water.
Today this area has been converted into a 2,000 m2 park, inaugurated in 2004 and built over the Fourth Reservoir’s roof. The walls below serve as patterns for the garden paths on the surface and offer spaces for diverse use. Close to it you can find the Exhibition center Arte Canal.
Last updated: 02/02/2022
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Tourist Information
Address
Plaza
de Castilla, 9
28036
Tourist area
Castellana
Telephone
Fax
Email
Metro
Plaza de Castilla (L1, L9, L10)
Bus
5, 27, 42, 49, 66, 67, 70, 107, 124, 129, 134, 135, 147, 149, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, SE704, T62, N22, N23, N24
Cercanías (local train)
Madrid-Chamartín
BiciMAD bike-share scheme
Docking stations:
- Plaza de Castilla, 2 (Paseo Castellana next to Fundación Canal)
- Plaza de Castillo (Paseo de la Castellana, 216)
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