Plague hospital found under Madrid Apple shop
Plague hospital found under Madrid Apple shop
Builders at Madrid's new Apple store, set to open in the capital's emblematic Puerta del Sol square this Christmas, have unearthed the foundations of a 15th century hospital while working on the building's basement.
Apple's new seven-storey mega shop is being built on the former site of Madrid’s 600-year-old Buen Suceso hospital, once used to treat plague victims.
The technology giant's renovation of Puerta del Sol's symbolic Tío Pepe building led to the discovery of the foundations of the ancient building last week.
Back in 2009, railway construction workers unearthed the remains of an historical church located next to the hospital, both buildings carried the same name.
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