Almagro
District of
Madrid - Spain

Bank of Spain

The Bank of Spain (Spanish: Banco de España), is the national central bank of Spain. Established in Madrid in 1782 by Charles III, today the bank is a member of the European System of Central Banks. It is also the national supervisor of the Spanish banking system. Its activity is regulated by the Law of Autonomy of the Banco de España.

Located at 40.4183, -3.69472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.802 miles away.
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Banks of Spain, Government of Spain, European System of Central Banks, Central banks, Buildings and structures in Madrid, Banks established in 1782, Economy of Madrid, Companies based in the Community of Madrid, 1782 establishments in Spain, Bienes de Interés Cultural

Chueca

Chueca is a central neighbourhood in Madrid named after Federico Chueca (1846–1908), composer of zarzuelas. It lies just to the north of the old city and is centred around the Plaza de Chueca, with its metro station "Chueca. " Chueca is very lively, with many street cafes and boutique shops; Lonely Planet describes it as "extravagantly gay, lively young, and always inclusive regardless of your sexual orientation."

Located at 40.4217, -3.69806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.802 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Madrid, LGBT culture in Spain

Puerta de Alcalá

The Puerta de Alcalá ("Alcalá Gate") is a Neo-classical monument in the Plaza de la Independencia ("Independence Square") in Madrid, Spain. It stands near the city center and several meters away from the main entrance to the Parque del Buen Retiro. The square is bisected by Alcalá Street, although the street itself doesn't cross through the monument, and it is the origin of the Alfonso XII, Serrano and Olózaga streets.

Located at 40.42, -3.68889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.802 miles away.
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1770s architecture, Buildings and structures in Madrid, Gates in Spain, Bienes de Interés Cultural, Neoclassical architecture in Spain

Plaza de Colón (Madrid)

Plaza de Colón (Columbus Square, in English) is located in the Alonso Martínez district of Madrid, Spain. This plaza and its fountain commemorate the explorer Christopher Columbus, whose name in Spanish was Cristóbal Colón.

Located at 40.425, -3.69028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.803 miles away.
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Plazas in Madrid

Plaza de Cibeles

The Plaza de Cibeles is a square with a neo-classical complex of marble sculptures with fountains that has become an iconic symbol for the city of Madrid. It sits at the intersection of Calle de Alcalá (running from east to west), Paseo de Recoletos (to the North) and Paseo del Prado (to the south). Plaza de Cibeles was originally named Plaza de Madrid, but in 1900, the City Council named it Plaza de Castelar, which was eventually replaced by its current name.

Located at 40.4192, -3.69306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.802 miles away.
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Plazas in Madrid

Residencia de Estudiantes

The Residencia de Estudiantes, literally the "Student Residence", is one of the original Spanish cultural centers in Madrid, Spain. During the first half of the twentieth century, the Residence was a prestigious cultural institution that helped foster and create the intellectual environment of Spain's brightest young thinkers, writers, and artists.

Located at 40.4408, -3.68806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.804 miles away.
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Culture in Madrid, History of Madrid

IE Business School

IE Business School is a graduate school located in Madrid, Spain. It was founded in 1973 under the name Instituto de Empresa. According to Financial Times IE has one of the most competitive MBA programs in the world offering both full-time and executive MBA programs. Financial Times ranked the MBA program 8th worldwide in 2012 and Forbes ranked the MBA program 3rd worldwide in 2011 in the ranking of non-US schools.

Located at 40.4383, -3.68821 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.803 miles away.
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Business schools in Spain, Educational institutions established in 1973, IE

Metropolis Building

The Metropolis Building or Edificio Metrópolis (Spanish) is an office building in Madrid, Spain, at the corner of the Calle de Alcalá and Gran Vía. Inaugurated in 1911, it was designed by Jules and Raymond Février for the insurance company La Unión y el Fénix. It is currently owned by Metrópolis Seguros.

Located at 40.4189, -3.69722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.802 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Madrid, Beaux-Arts architecture

Juan March Institute

The Juan March Institute, located in Madrid, Spain, is part of the Fundación Juan March (Juan March Foundation), one of Spain's charities for social research. The objective of the institute is to achieve an effect equally through scientific publications and training the next academic generation. The institute is named for the Spanish businessman Juan March Ordinas

Located at 40.4311, -3.68104 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.803 miles away.
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Social science institutes, Research institutes in the Community of Madrid

Río de la Plata Bank

Edificio de Las Cariátides is a building in the Spanish capital of Madrid built by Spanish architect, Antonio Palacios. The building was later the head office of the Banco Central, then of the Banco Santander Central Hispano. As of 2006 it is the headquarters of the Instituto Cervantes.

Located at 40.4194, -3.69532 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.802 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Madrid

Chamberí

Chamberí is one of the 21 districts of Madrid, Spain.

Located at 40.4328, -3.69719 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.803 miles away.
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Districts of Madrid

Quevedo (Madrid Metro)

Quevedo is a station of Line 2 of the Madrid Metro.

Located at 40.4336, -3.70472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.803 miles away.
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Madrid Metro stations

Glorieta de Bilbao

Glorieta de Bilbao is a star shaped roundabout located in Madrid, Spain; named after the city of Bilbao. The roundabout is famous for being a cross of famous streets: Fuencarral (one of the most famous shopping streets in Madrid), Carranza, Luchana and Sagasta. Glorieta de Bilbao is also between two of the most historical districts of Madrid: Centro (1) and Chamberí (7).

Located at 40.4289, -3.70222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.803 miles away.
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Roundabouts and traffic circles, Plazas in Madrid

Paseo de la Castellana

Paseo de la Castellana (English: The Castilian's Mall), commonly known as La Castellana, is one of the longest and widest avenues of Madrid. It is named after an old fountain that used to exist in Plaza de Castilla. It starts at Plaza de Colón, passes through the Nuevos Ministerios, Plaza de Lima, Plaza de Cuzco, Plaza de Castilla, and ends near the Nudo Norte (North Junction), connecting with the M-30 and the road to Colmenar Viejo.

Located at 40.4439, -3.69139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.804 miles away.
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Streets in Madrid

1985 El Descanso bombing

The 1985 El Descanso bombing was a bomb attack against the El Descanso restaurant just outside Madrid, Spain, late on April 12, 1985. The explosion killed 18 Spaniards and injured 82 others, including 11 American servicemen, who were believed to be the target of the attack. American servicemen who worked at nearby Torrejón Air Base frequented the restaurant.

Located at 40.4333, -3.68333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.803 miles away.
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Terrorist incidents in 1985, Terrorism in Spain, 1985 in Spain, Mass murder in 1985

Nuevos Ministerios Station

Nuevos Ministerios is a large station serving lines 6, 8 and 10 of the Madrid Metro. It is a regional commuter railways station too, on lines C-2, C-3, C-4, C-7, C-8 and C-10. This station opened on 21 May 2002. The station featured a large and unique complex where passengers could check in for selected flights from Madrid Airport, and then board a train to the Airport, and not have to check in there. That service was abandoned though in 2006 for security reasons.

Located at 40.4463, -3.69181 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.804 miles away.
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Madrid Metro stations

Beth Yaacov Synagogue (Madrid, Spain)

The Beth Yaakov Synagogue is a synagogue in Madrid, Spain. Jews began to return to Spain in the nineteenth century, and established a synagogue in Madrid in 1917. After the Republican government was defeated by Franco’s forces in the Spanish Civil War, Civil War (1936-39), Catholicism was proclaimed the official State religion and the synagogues were closed. A number of Jewish families arrived after the 1956 Anti-Semitic violence in Morocco, and soon established informal house synagogues.

Located at 40.4353, -3.7 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.803 miles away.
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Synagogues in Spain, Places of worship in Madrid

Church of Santa Barbara, Madrid

The Santa Barbara, also known as Church of the Monastery of the Salesas Reales is a Catholic church, built in Neoclassic style, in central Madrid, Spain. It is one of a number of Spanish churches dedicated to St Barbara.

Located at 40.4245, -3.69387 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.803 miles away.
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Churches in Madrid, Baroque architecture in Spain

Convent of the Salesas Reales

The Convent of the Salesas Reales is an 18th-century architectural complex in central Madrid, Spain. Formerly a convent, specifically the convent of the Visitación de Nuestra Señora, it was constructed and occupied by the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, which had been founded by St. Francis de Sales and St Jeanne de Chantal. The convent's church (dedicated to St Barbara) is now a parish church, and the remainder of the complex houses the Supreme Court of Spain.

Located at 40.4245, -3.69387 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.803 miles away.
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Monasteries in Madrid, Bienes de Interés Cultural

Edificio Grassy

The Edificio Grassy is a building located in Gran Vía 1, in Madrid, Spain.

Located at 40.4191, -3.69787 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.802 miles away.
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Office buildings completed in 1917, Buildings and structures in Madrid

Café Comercial

The Café Comercial is a café located at the Glorieta de Bilbao in central Madrid, Spain. It is one of the city's oldest cafés, founded 21 March 1887 in the era of the Bourbon Restoration in Spain. It was a center for literary tertulias in the period following the Spanish Civil War. A remnant of Madrid's golden age, it was also one of the first Madrid cafés to employ women among those serving tables.

Located at 40.4286, -3.70206 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.803 miles away.
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Restaurants in Spain, Buildings and structures in Madrid, 1887 establishments in Spain

Comisión Nacional de la Competencia

The Comisión Nacional de la Competencia is a Spanish competition regulator responsible for enforcing consumer protection and competition law acting. It was established by virtue of the Ley de Defensa de la Competencia or LDC, the competition defence act, of the 3rd of July 2007. It was preceded by the Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia (Competition defense tribunal) until the 1st September 2007.

Located at 40.4198, -3.69574 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.802 miles away.
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Competition regulators, Government of Spain, Economy of Spain, Economy of Madrid

Café Gijón

Café Gijón (Also known as Gran Café de Gijón) is a culturally significant Coffeehouse situated at No. 21, in the principal boulevard of central Madrid, Spain, which is known as Paseo de Recoletos. The café is opposite both a railway station of the same name and the National Library of Spain (BNE). The terrace in front is on the central walkway of the Paseo.

Located at 40.4223, -3.69225 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.802 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Madrid, Culture in Madrid, Coffeehouses

ESDEN Business School

ESDEN (Escuela Superior de Negocios y Tecnologías) is an international business school located in Spain. It was founded in 1993 and over 4,000 professionals have entrusted their education to ESDEN since then. This business school is attached to 'University of Cambridge' (International Examinations). It has a dual degree option in collaboration with the 'Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia' (UCAM). It also works in collaboration with the 'Project Management Institute' (Madrid Chapter).

Located at 40.4314, -3.68002 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.803 miles away.
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Business schools in Spain, Educational institutions established in 1996

Embassy of Colombia, Madrid

The Embassy of Colombia in Madrid is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Colombia to the Kingdom of Spain; it is headed by the Ambassador of Colombia to Spain. It is located in the Salamanca district of Madrid, near the Church of San Fermín de los Navarros, the Sorolla Museum, the IE Business School, and the Palace of Bermejillo, precisely at Paseo General Martínez Campos, 48 at the intersection of Calle Fortuny, and it is serviced by the Rubén Darío station.

Located at 40.4351, -3.69 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.803 miles away.
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Diplomatic missions of Colombia, Diplomatic missions in Madrid, Colombia–Spain relations, Buildings and structures in Madrid