New project blends images from the siege of Madrid with modern-day photographs of the capital
Calle Atocha, close to Ant¨®n Mart¨ªn metro stationCalle Mayor in 1937 and the present dayThe famous Civil War slogan ¡°They shall not pass¡± hanging from calle Toledo.Calle San Jer¨®nimo, between the Puerta del Sol and the Congress buildingCorner of Calle Fuencarral and Gran V¨ªa.The Communist Party parade on Calle G¨¦nova, close to what is today the central office of the Popular PartyGran V¨ªa. A hit close to the Telef¨®nica building, then the tallest in Madrid and a landmark for Franco¡¯s gunnersGran V¨ªa today and in 1937, running east.Swastikas on the Gran V¨ªa. Franco supported Hitler until the war turned against Germany.Mortar attack creates havoc on Gran V¨ªa, close to Calle Montera.Crater shell close to the Prado Museum.Horse and cart on calle Preciados, today a pedestrian shopping streetThe Communist Party showing its presence on the Puerta de Alcal¨¢.Preparations for the defense of Madrid in the Puerta del Sol in 1936Republican soldiers give clenched fist salutes in the Puerta del Sol.
