Lavapiés
District of Madrid
Madrid - Spain

Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía

The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS, also called the Museo Reina Sofía, Queen Sofia Museum, El Reina Sofia, or simply The Sofia) is Spain's national museum of 20th century art. The museum was officially inaugurated on September 10, 1992 and is named for Queen Sofia of Spain.

Located at 40.4089, -3.69444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Madrid, Modern art museums in Spain, Contemporary art galleries in Spain, National museums of Spain, Jean Nouvel buildings, Art museums and galleries in Spain, Tourism in Spain, Bienes de Interés Cultural, Art museums established in 1992, 1992 establishments in Spain

Congress of Deputies (Spain)

The Spanish Congress of Deputies (Spanish: Congreso de los Diputados) is the lower house of the Cortes Generales, Spain's legislative branch. It has 350 members, elected by popular vote on block lists by proportional representation in constituencies matching the Spanish provinces using the D'Hondt method. Deputies serve four-year terms. The President of the Congress of Deputies is the analogue to a Speaker and presides over debates in Spain's lower chamber of parliament.

Located at 40.4158, -3.69667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Congress of Deputies (Spain), National lower houses, Cortes Generales

Madrid Royal Conservatory

The Madrid Royal Conservatory (Spanish: Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid) is a music college in Madrid, Spain.

Located at 40.4092, -3.69434 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Music schools in Spain, Education in Madrid, Culture in Madrid, Educational institutions established in 1830, Music schools, Madrid Royal Conservatory

Puerta del Sol

The Puerta del Sol (Spanish for "Gate of the Sun") is one of the best known and busiest places in Madrid. This is the centre of the radial network of Spanish roads. The square also contains the famous clock whose bells mark the traditional eating of the Twelve Grapes and the beginning of a new year. The New Year's celebration has been broadcast live on La 1 since December 31, 1962.

Located at 40.4169, -3.70361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Streets in Madrid, Plazas in Madrid, Clock towers in Spain, Gates in Spain

Sobrino de Botín

Sobrino de Botín (Calle de los Cuchilleros 17, 28005 Madrid, Spain) is a restaurant established in 1725. It is listed by the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest eatery in the world. The artist Francisco de Goya worked there as a waiter while waiting to get accepted into the "Royal Academy of Fine Arts". The restaurant is also mentioned in the book Fortunata y Jacinta by Benito Pérez Galdós (published 1886-1887).

Located at 40.4142, -3.70809 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Restaurants in Spain

Colegio Imperial de Madrid

Colegio Imperial de Madrid (also known as the Colegio Imperial de la Compañía de Jesús or El Colegio de San Pedro y San Pablo de la Compañía de Jesús en la Corte) was the name of a Jesuit teaching institution in Madrid. Founded at the end of the sixteenth century and reached its peak in the seventeenth century, acquiring the title of "Imperial College" thanks to the patronage of the Empress Maria, daughter of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and the wife of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor.

Located at 40.413, -3.70742 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Jesuit schools, Buildings and structures in Madrid, Churches in Madrid, Roman Catholic universities and colleges in Spain

Latina (Madrid)

Latina is one of the districts of Madrid. Different from La Latina area in the district of Centro, its name comes from Beatriz Galindo La Latina.

Located at 40.4114, -3.70842 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Districts of Madrid

El Rastro

El Rastro de Madrid or simply el Rastro is the most popular open air flea market in Madrid (Spain). It is held every Sunday and public holiday during the year and is located along Plaza de Cascorro and Ribera de Curtidores, between Calle Embajadores and the Ronda de Toledo (just south of La Latina metro station). A great variety of products (new and used) can be found at el Rastro. A number of antique shops in the local area are also open on Sunday.

Located at 40.4089, -3.7075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Culture in Madrid, History of Madrid, Retail markets in Spain, Flea markets, Visitor attractions in Madrid

1977 Massacre of Atocha

The 1977 Massacre of Atocha was a neo-fascist attack during the Spanish transition to democracy after the death of Franco in 1975, killing five and injuring four. It was committed on January 24, 1977, in an office located on 55 Atocha Street near the Atocha railway station in Madrid, where specialists in labor law, members of the Workers' Commissions trade union (CCOO), and of the then-clandestine Communist Party of Spain (PCE), had gathered.

Located at 40.4097, -3.69361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Terrorist incidents in 1977, Terrorism in Spain, Mass murder in 1977, 20th century in Spain, Spanish transition to democracy, 1977 in Spain, Deaths by firearm in Spain, Massacres in Spain, History of Madrid

Eskalera Karakola

Eskalera Karakola is a squat in Madrid, Spain, which is held by feminists and works on autogestion principles. It was situated in the Lavapiés barrio from 1996 to 2005, and is now in Calle Embajador. The squat organizes activities focussing on domestic violence and women's precarity in post-industrial capitalism. In 2002, it created a Female Workers' Laboratory (Laboratorio de Trabajadoras), and has carried out anti-racist activities, in particular with female immigrants, since 1998.

Located at 40.408, -3.70438 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1996 establishments in Spain, Anarcha-feminist collectives, Squats, Culture in Madrid, Feminist organizations in Europe, Anarchist organizations in Spain, Feminism in Spain

Lavapiés

Lavapiés is a central neighbourhood of the city of Madrid, centered on the Plaza de Lavapiés. It was the Jewish quarter of the city until the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492, the church of San Lorenzo being built on the former site of the synagogue. The name literally means "wash feet", and may refer to the ritual washing of one's feet before entering the temple, possibly in the fountain in Plaza de Lavapiés which no longer exists.

Located at 40.4085, -3.701 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Madrid, Entertainment districts

La comunidad (film)

La comunidad is a 2000 Spanish black comedy film directed by Álex de la Iglesia.

Located at 40.4166, -3.70106 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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2000 films, 2000s comedy films, 2000s thriller films, Black comedy films, Criminal comedy films, Films directed by Álex de la Iglesia, Films featuring a Best Actress Goya Award winning performance, Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor Goya Award winning performance, Films set in Madrid, Films shot in Madrid, Spanish films, Spanish-language films

Golden Triangle of Art

The Golden Triangle of Art is made up of three important art museums that are close to each other in the centre of Madrid, Spain. The three art museums are: the Prado Museum, ("Museo del Prado" in Spanish), National Museum featuring pre-20th century art the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, National Museum featuring 20th century modern art the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, private museum, historical through contemporary art

Located at 40.4088, -3.6945 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Madrid, Art museums and galleries in Spain

CaixaForum Madrid

CaixaForum Madrid is a modern art gallery (museum) in the centre of Madrid, Spain. It is sponsored by the Catalan-Balearic bank la Caixa and located next to the Paseo del Prado at number 36. It was constructed by the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron from 2001 to 2007, which combined an old abandoned electrical station with new construction of floors which are encased with oxidized cast-iron, which was meant to be of a similar color and weight as the brick below.

Located at 40.411, -3.69308 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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San Isidro Church, Madrid

The church of San Isidro el Real, also known as the church of the Colegiata or Collegium of San Isidro, is a Baroque church in central Madrid, central Spain. It is named after and holds the remains of the patron saint of Madrid, Isidore the Laborer and his wife Santa Maria de la Cabeza.

Located at 40.4128, -3.70694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Churches in Madrid, 17th-century architecture

San Cayetano Church, Madrid

The Church of Saint Cajetan, known as the church of San Millán y San Cayetano is a Baroque church in Madrid, Spain.

Located at 40.4094, -3.70556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Churches in Madrid, 17th-century architecture, Bienes de Interés Cultural

Santa Cruz Palace, Madrid

The Palacio de Santa Cruz or Palace of the Holy Cross is a baroque building in central Madrid, Spain. It now houses the foreign ministry or Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de España. It was used as a jail until the reign of Philip IV of Spain, when it was converted into a palace. Construction was commissioned in 1629 by Philip IV to house both courts and jail facilities.

Located at 40.4146, -3.706 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Palaces in Madrid, Bienes de Interés Cultural, Baroque architecture in Spain

Plaza del Emperador Carlos V

Plaza del Emperador Carlos V (Emperor Charles V square) is a square in the city of Madrid. It is named after Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, who also reigned in Spain as Charles I. However, it is commonly referred to as Plaza de Atocha, because it is where Madrid Atocha railway station is located.

Located at 40.4087, -3.69201 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Plazas in Madrid

Plaza de Santa Ana

Plaza de Santa Ana (English: Square of Saint Anne) is a plaza located in central Madrid, Spain, nearby Puerta del Sol and Calle de Huertas, in the Barrio de las Letras. It features monuments to Spanish Golden Age writer Pedro Calderón de la Barca and the Granadian poet Federico García Lorca and numerous restaurants, cafes and tapas bars, with its terraces covering most of the sides surfaces. Teatro Español, the oldest theater in Madrid, is located on the plaza's east side.

Located at 40.4147, -3.7009 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Plazas in Madrid

Arganzuela

Arganzuela is one of the 21 districts of the city of Madrid, Spain.

Located at 40.4027, -3.6954 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Districts of Madrid

La Latina (Madrid Metro)

La Latina is a station of Line 5 of the Madrid Metro. It is located in the Barrio de La Latina, part of the district Centro.

Located at 40.4112, -3.70845 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Madrid Metro stations

Las Acacias (Madrid)

Las Acacias is a ward (barrio) of Madrid belonging to the district of Arganzuela. Its code number is 22 and, as of 2006, its population was of 37,727.

Located at 40.4014, -3.70494 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Wards of Madrid

Teatro Valle-Inclán

The Teatro Valle-Inclán is a theatre in Madrid, Spain. Together with Teatro María Guerrero, it is the home of the Spanish Centro Dramático Nacional. It is located at plaza de Lavapiés, in the city centre, and opened in February 2006.

Located at 40.4082, -3.70044 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Entertainment venues in Madrid, Theatres in Spain

Lhardy

Lhardy is a restaurant located at Madrid in Spain, which was opened in 1839 by Emilio Huguenin Lhardy. It was said to have introduced French haute cuisine to Madrid. It has a deli and takeaway service on the ground floor and a formal restaurant on the second floor. It is considered one of the first and oldest restaurants of Madrid

Located at 40.4167, -3.70139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Teatro Pavón

The Teatro Pavón, Calle de Embajadores 9, is a theatre in Madrid opened in 1925. The architect was Teodoro de Anasagasti .

Located at 40.41, -3.70639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Entertainment venues in Madrid, Theatres in Spain, Theatres completed in 1925