Introduction to the Cervantes Monument: The Cervantes Monument was built from 1925 to 1930 and completed in 1957. It includes the Cervantes stone sculpture above and the bronze statues of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in front. , as well as two stone statues representing Don Quixote's true love: the ordinary village girl Aldonsa Lozhinso and the imaginary beautiful Dulcinea del Toboso. The top of the monument is a globe, surrounded by five figures representing the five continents, symbolizing that Cervantes's masterpieces are famous across the five continents. Behind the monument is the Spanish Tower, which was once the tallest building in Madrid.

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