Our guide pointed out the building with the word CODO as one of the narrowest buildings in Madrid.
Casa de Calderón de la Barca, located at Calle Mayor 61 in the city’s historic centre, is known for its extremely slim façade — only about 14.3 feet wide — and for having been the former home of the renowned Spanish playwright Pedro Calderón de la Barca in the 17th century.
Buildings like this exist because Madrid developed organically over centuries. In the medieval period, land was divided into irregular plots, and construction filled even the narrowest gaps, allowing these unusual structures to survive as part of Madrid’s historic streetscape.
Casa de Calderón de la Barca, located at Calle Mayor 61 in the city’s historic centre, is known for its extremely slim façade — only about 14.3 feet wide — and for having been the former home of the renowned Spanish playwright Pedro Calderón de la Barca in the 17th century.
Buildings like this exist because Madrid developed organically over centuries. In the medieval period, land was divided into irregular plots, and construction filled even the narrowest gaps, allowing these unusual structures to survive as part of Madrid’s historic streetscape.
Very interesting . It makes a lot of sense too.
ReplyDeleteIt's very interesting, and cute too! I wish you could have seen the inside.
ReplyDeleteThe same type of urban development happened in many medieval towns in Italy. 😃
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this unique house.
How interesting is that. I wonder are all the floors belong to one person.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what it's like to live in such a narrow building. Like with furniture and stuff!
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful facades, Veronica.
ReplyDeleteI think you can find such narrow facades in Amsterdam too.
I wish you a wonderful weekend.
All the best, Irma
Beautiful building, the details are lovely. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, enjoy your day and the weekend ahead.
ReplyDeletePS, I love those cute AI mice! Thanks again! Take care , enjoy your day and the week ahead.
DeleteYes, the houses look very narrow. They are very nice.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend, Veronica!
How interesting! I wonder what it feels/looks like inside.
ReplyDeleteWow, Veronica, I've never seen a building like this. I wonder who lives there now? Blessings!
ReplyDelete...they sure packed the buildings into a tight spot!
ReplyDeleteNever seen before such narrow building. I will visit that street as soon as I go to Madrid. Nice post.
ReplyDeleteAll the buildings are so close to each other..
ReplyDeleteI'd have to lose weight to live in a place like that!
ReplyDeleteMakes for much more interesting architecture and landscape when a city isn't made from a cookie cutter mindset. We were in Madrid many years ago so I have very little memory of what all we actually saw and our trips are usually short and hurried.
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ReplyDeleteThat's great! It's lovely. I'd love to know what the inside looks like. :)
I wish you a very nice weekend
I wonder what it looks like inside. It's interesting how cities develop over time.
ReplyDeleteThat's a fascinating building. One better have good legs to make it up the steps to the next floors!
ReplyDeleteHow interesting. Makes me wonder what it's like on the inside!
ReplyDeleteOh I love those tall, narrow buildings, Veronica. But my, what a whole lot of steps coming and going each day!
ReplyDeleteEaster week blessings to you, my friend.
That's pretty amazing, the whole area looks cool.
ReplyDeleteLooks original :)
ReplyDeleteThat's so cool. It's very tall too.
ReplyDeleteI've been MIA after my fall but I'm trying to get back a little bit and catch up on what I missed. The whole story will be on my Sunday post, hope to see you there.
What a cool find! I can't help but wonder what the interior layout looks like today!
ReplyDeleteLooks great!
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I'd love to see it inside! What an interesting building.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful and interesting building.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful architecture, I enjoyed studying this building and so narrow! It would be fun to look inside. Thank you for these great photos!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy all the unique bits of architecture that have grown with the years. Too many new areas are so uniform. Bring on the quirks!
ReplyDeleteBoa noite Veronica, fico feliz em saber, que você aproveitou bem, o seu passeio, por Madrid. Os detalhes arquitetônicos, são bem interessantes. Nós brasileiros, fomos colonizados, pelos portugueses, temos cidades históricas, que já recebi comentários, no Blogger, que suas características, lembram as cidades portugueses. Uma excelente noite, dr segunda-feira. Grande abraço do seu amigo brasileiro.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fire hazard.
ReplyDeleteFascinating history of 'houses' in Madrid ~ great photos too ~
ReplyDeleteHugs ^_^
Good morning, enjoyed this post-thank you for visiting happy new week
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What an interesting building. I like the blush colored walls and window shutters. I am wondering if these are apartments or office spaces? I hope you have beautiful moments on this Holy Week. : )
ReplyDeleteI can't thank you enough for sharing this gem. I have not seen too many places like this, but the uniqueness makes it such a fabulous find. I can imagine taking just two or maybe 3 steps to cross the entire length... that though alone brings a smile to my face. :)
ReplyDeleteI wonder who lives or works in Madrid's narrowest building!
ReplyDeleteOh very informative and interesting post!
ReplyDeleteA magnificent building.
ReplyDeleteDear Veronica,
ReplyDeleteYes, that house is really narrow. As narrow as it is, it's also incredibly fascinating. The two mice seem to think so too. Best regards and many many hugs
Kirsi
Where I live, we have the smallest Post Office in the Everglades.
ReplyDeleteWhere I live, we have the smallest Post Office in the Everglades.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a great week!
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Very cool!! I love the architecture!
ReplyDeleteCool :)))
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Thank you for taking us along.
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Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday, Veronica. ♥
I wonder what it looks like inside. That is very narrow.
ReplyDeleteWow thats narrow He must have had all the levels otherwise it would be too small. In Amsterdam I have seen a simular narrow building
ReplyDeleteYou need to check the narrowest apartment in Warsaw ;)
ReplyDeleteHave a nice day💛🌸
Angelika
I can not imagine how would be inside this narrow building.
ReplyDeleteThank you for something new for me, dear Veronica!
A fine weekend!❤️😘
How amazing. Wow. I would love to see this in person. Thanks so much for visiting my blog. :)
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