Madrid Spain-1972: Slow Pan From an Equestrian Statue Across a Royal Palace Facade

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Duration10s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 · Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
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1972 · Toledo & Madrid · Reel 135e31dd contains 23 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

European travel
royal architecture
landmark sightseeing
1970s tourism
formal gardens
public monuments

Shot type: wide
Camera: pan · handheld
Setting: outdoor · Formal public garden and plaza in front of a monumental royal palace in a city centre
Time and weather: midday · spring · sunny with scattered white clouds
Lighting: Bright direct sunlight with crisp shadows on the stonework
People: 2 · A few tiny, distant figures, one seated near the statue's base, none identifiable.
Vehicles: parked cars in the distance
Landmarks: Royal Palace of Madrid · Felipe IV equestrian statue · Plaza de Oriente
Objects: bronze equestrian statue · stone pedestal · clipped topiary hedges · street lamps · rooftop balustrade sculptures · stone bollards · garden lawn · bench
Colors: pale stone white · sky blue · dark green · grey
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Medium
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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The Felipe IV equestrian statue stands against the palace facade and a cloudy blue sky.
The pan moves right and the statue slides out at the left edge.
The columned facade and the rows of clipped hedges fill the frame.
The shot settles on the central section of the palace behind a leafy tree.

Slow Pan From an Equestrian Statue Across a Royal Palace... — Clip Details

Madrid, Spain, circa 1972 home movie footage. The shot opens on the bronze equestrian statue of Felipe IV on its stone pedestal in Plaza de Oriente, with the Royal Palace rising behind it under a bright, partly cloudy sky. The camera then pans slowly right along the columned facade, past street lamps, a leafy young tree and rows of clipped, tapered hedges in the formal gardens. It is filmed on Super 8 as a single steady handheld take in clear daylight.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 10s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002408

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Date: 1972 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Meets requests for early-1970s Madrid establishing footage, as an authentic amateur view of the Royal Palace for documentaries on Spain, tourism or royal history.
Period detail: The landmark is timeless, but the colour and grain of the reversal stock, and the small parked cars at the foot of the facade, may show the early 1970s period.
Home-movie behavior: A visitor's own sightseeing pan, framing the statue first and then sweeping along the facade, records how tourists took in the plaza on foot.
What appears in frame: A rearing bronze horseman on a stone pedestal, the long columned palace facade, rooftop statues, street lamps, a leafy tree and rows of tapered clipped hedges.
Film character: Steady handheld Super 8 with fine grain, bright daylight exposure, a cool blue sky cast and slightly soft edges give it a warm travel-reel texture.
Edit role: Works as an establishing shot or arrival transition for Madrid, or as a short cutaway inside a travel montage.
Historical context: Tacca's Felipe IV statue has stood in Plaza de Oriente since 1843, and this shot shows the square as a fixed stop on coach tours of the early 1970s.
Research note: The 17th-century sculpture and palace are long out of copyright, distant figures are not identifiable, and the film's copyright follows the archive's own licence terms.
Research search match: Royal Palace Madrid 1970s Super 8, Plaza de Oriente home movie, Felipe IV statue vintage footage, Spain tourist film circa 1972.
Archive pairing path: Pair with this reel's Puerta de Alcalá traffic, Cibeles Palace and fountain, and Gran Vía crowds clips, then other Madrid landmarks circa 1972, then European royal palace footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Felipe IV equestrian statue in Plaza de Oriente before the Royal Palace of Madrid, Super 8 home movie circa 1972 — The Felipe IV statue in Plaza de Oriente, with the Royal Palace behind, Madrid, circa 1972.
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Mid-pan view of the Royal Palace of Madrid facade above the formal hedges of Plaza de Oriente, circa 1972 — Partway through the pan, the palace facade fills the frame above the clipped hedges.
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Sunlit Royal Palace of Madrid seen across Plaza de Oriente gardens, a leafy tree in front, Super 8 circa 1972 — Sun and shadow on the palace stonework, seen across the Plaza de Oriente gardens.
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Central facade of the Royal Palace of Madrid with rooftop sculptures, end of a tourist pan circa 1972 — The pan ends on the central stretch of the Royal Palace, Madrid.
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