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{{Short description|Memorial in Madrid, Spain}}
[[Image:Madrid May 2014-33.jpg|thumb|Equestrian statue of Philip IV]]
[[Image:Monumento a Felipe IV (Madrid) 05.jpg|thumb|West side]]
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The '''Monument to Philip IV''' or '''Fountain of Philip IV''' is a memorial to [[Philip IV of Spain]] in the centre of [[Plaza de Oriente]] in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]. It was raised at the insistence of [[Isabella II of Spain]] in the first half of the 19th century, opening on 17 November 1843, a year before [[Narciso Pascual Colomer|Narciso Pascual y Colomer]] came up with the square's final layout. However, its equestrian statue of the king dates to the 17th century and was produced by the Italian sculptor [[Pietro Tacca]]. It was begun in 1634 and shipped to Madrid in 1640, the year of his death. The sculpture, atop a complicated fountain composition, forms the centerpiece of the façade of the Royal Palace. The statue was based in drawings by [[Diego Velázquez]] and a bust by [[Juan Martínez Montañés]] (who also collaborated on the work). The daring stability of the statue was calculated by Galileo Galilei: the horse rears, and the entire weight of the sculpture balances on the two rear legs—and, discreetly, its tail— a feat that had never been attempted in a figure on a heroic scale, of which Leonardo had dreamed.
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[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Madrid|Philip IV]]
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