The Plaza Mayor (English: Town square) is a major public space in the heart of Madrid, the capital of Spain.

King Philip II commissioned Classical architect Juan de Herrera to remodel the area.

Juan Gómez de Mora continued on the architectural renovation, and was finished two years later in 1619.

Construction continued after Juan de Villanueva's death by Antonio López Aguado and Custodio Moreno, and was finished in 1854.

The last of the performances in the Plaza Mayor, held in 1992, consisted of mural decoration, the work of Carlos Franco, of the Casa de la Panadería, which represents mythological figures such as the goddess Cibeles.

Today, the Plaza Mayor is a major tourist spot, but is also celebrated by the citizens of Madrid and has become a piece of Spanish culture.

Next to the Plaza Mayor at Arco de Cuchilleros Street is the Restaurante Botin, the oldest restaurant of the world.

There is a bronze statue of King Philip III at the center of the square, created in 1616 by Jean Boulogne and Pietro Tacca.

Giambologna's equestrian statue of Philip III dates to 1616, but it was not placed in the center of the square until 1848.

It was Queen Isabel II ordered to move it from Casa de Campo to become the centerpiece of the Plaza Mayor.