Madrid - Paseo del Prado 
The Paseo del Prado, which links the Plaza del Emperador Carlos V with the Plaze de la Cibeles, is a section of Madrid's busy north-south axis. Along this wide avenue, originally laid out as the great parade of 18th century Madrid, lines of trees, flowerbeds and areas of grass alternate with imposing buildings and parks, like the Jardín Botánico, the Museo del Prado, the Neptune Fountain and so on.
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Neptune Fountain
The Neptune Fountain features Neptune wielding his trident while standing on a chariot. The fountain was designed by Ventura Rodríguez and was sculpted by Juan Pascual Mena in 1780.
Plaza de la Lealtad
In the green central promenade of the Paseo del Prado stands the Apollo Fountain, a statue to the four seasons (Alfonso Giraldo Vergaz, Manuel Alvarez; 1777). On the adjacent Plaza de la Lealtad the Dos de Mayo Obelisk commemorates the dead of the uprising on May 2, 1808 (by Isidro González Velázquez). In the northeast corner of the square can be seen the Bolsa or stock exchange, built in 1884 in emulation of the Vienna stock exchange. In the east of the square is the famous Hotel Ritz, built in 1908 to plans by Charles Mewès.
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