Seated in a carriage, the Goddess of the Earth is drawn by two lions (note that one of them is a lioness!). This square, dear to the hearts of Madrid's citizens, is the meeting point of the Calle de Alcalá, the Gran Vía and the Paseos del Prado and de Recoletos. All around are impressive buildings: the Bank of Spain, as austere as it should be, and the Buenavista and Linares Palaces. Then there is the Palace of Communications, built in a grandiose and undefined style.