Vallehermoso
District of
Madrid - Spain

Complutense University of Madrid

The Complutense University of Madrid is a university in Madrid, and one of the oldest universities in the world. In the course of over seven centuries of history, Complutense has made some of the most enduring contributions to Western civilization. Former pupils include renowned philosophers, writers, scientists, historians, military leaders, foreign leaders and international officials.

Located at 40.4492, -3.72806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.804 miles away.
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Complutense University of Madrid, 1499 establishments in Spain, 1293 establishments, Educational institutions established in the 13th century, Educational institutions established in the 15th century, Public universities

Malasaña

Malasaña is an area of Madrid famous for its creative, countercultural scene. Centred around Plaza del Dos de Mayo, it is reminiscent of Camden Town in London, the East Village in New York City, Baixa do Porto in Oporto, however despite its similarities, Malasaña is a distinct neighbourhood.

Located at 40.4253, -3.70833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.803 miles away.
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Wards of Madrid, Entertainment districts

Comillas Pontifical University

Comillas Pontifical University (Spanish: Universidad Pontificia Comillas) is a private university located in Madrid, Spain. It is a Catholic university run by the Society of Jesus. The university ranks as the 5th best among Spain's law schools, in a ranking done by the national newspaper, El Mundo, 4th in best industrial engineering schools and 3rd in best social work schools.

Located at 40.43, -3.71139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.803 miles away.
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Comillas Pontifical University, Educational institutions established in 1890, Roman Catholic universities and colleges in Spain, Jesuit universities and colleges in Spain, Engineering universities and colleges in Spain

Faro de Moncloa

The Faro de Moncloa is a 100-metre-high transmission tower with an observation deck at the Plaza De Moncloa, Madrid, Spain. It was projected by architect Salvador Pérez Arroyo and built in 1992. The tower has been closed to the public since 2005.

Located at 40.4369, -3.72167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.804 miles away.
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Towers in Spain, Buildings and structures in Madrid, Communication towers

Operation Galaxia

Operation Galaxia (Spanish Operación Galaxia) was the codename given to the plan which preceded the 23-F attempted coup d'état in Spain. It was named Galaxia, because the officers who took part met in Cafetería Galaxia in Madrid (now, Van Gogh Café), on 11 November 1978. It was meant to take place on 17 November 1978, to stop the Spanish transition to democracy taking place at that time. That date was chosen because the King, Juan Carlos, would be away in South America.

Located at 40.4353, -3.71833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.803 miles away.
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Attempted coups, 1978 in Spain, 20th century in Spain

AZCA

AZCA, an acronym for Asociación Mixta de Compensación de la Manzana A de la Zona Comercial de la Avenida del Generalísimo ("Mixed Association for Compensation of the A Block of the Commercial Area of the Avenue of Paseo de la Castellana), is a financial district in downtown Madrid, Spain. It is located between the streets Raimundo Fernández Villaverde, Orense, General Perón and Paseo de la Castellana.

Located at 40.4492, -3.69278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.804 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Madrid, Financial districts, Skyscrapers in Madrid

Plaza de España (Madrid)

Plaza de España (or "Spain Square" in English) is a large square, and popular tourist destination, located in central Madrid, Spain, at the western end of the Gran Vía. It features a monument to Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, and is bordered by two of Madrid's most prominent skyscrapers. Also, the Palacio Real (Royal Palace) is a short walk south from the plaza.

Located at 40.4228, -3.71194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.803 miles away.
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Plazas 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

Parque del Oeste

The Parque del Oeste is a park of the city of Madrid situated between the Autovía A-6, the Ciudad Universitaria de Madrid and the district of Moncloa. Before the 20th century, the land that the park currently occupies was the main landfill of the city. The park is the initiative of Alberto Aguilera, the mayor of the city at the beginning of the 20th century, who in 1906 requested the layout of a place for walking and relaxation by landscape artist Celedonio Rodrígáñez.

Located at 40.4283, -3.72417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.803 miles away.
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1906 establishments in Spain, Parks in Madrid

Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid

Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid was a multi-use stadium in Madrid, Spain. It was initially used as the stadium of Atlético de Madrid matches before Vicente Calderón Stadium opened in 1966. The stadium held 35,800 people and was built in 1923.

Located at 40.4475, -3.71615 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.804 miles away.
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Defunct football venues in Spain, Atlético Madrid, Sports venues in Madrid

Madrid Central Mosque

The Madrid Central Mosque (Spain) or Abu-Bakr Mosque is a building located in the Cuatro Caminos (Four Roads) neighborhood of Tetuán district. During its construction its proximity to the Estrecho (Strait) metro station gave birth to the popular name of the Strait Mosque.

Located at 40.4567, -3.701 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.805 miles away.
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Mosques in Spain, Places of worship in Madrid

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

Liria Palace

The Liria Palace or Palacio de Liria is a Neoclassical palace in Madrid, Spain. Built around 1770 by the Duke of Berwick on designs of Ventura Rodríguez, in the early 19th century it passed to the inheritance of the House of Alba. All but the facades were destroyed during the Spanish Civil War. It has since been rebuilt and still remains a private residence, in part due to the persistence of the 18th Duchess of Alba, Duchess Cayetana de Alba.

Located at 40.4277, -3.7124 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.803 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1770, Palaces in Madrid, Neoclassical palaces

Torre Mahou

Torre Mahou is a skyscraper in the AZCA Complex, Madrid, Spain. It is the 16th tallest building in Madrid, at 100 metres. It has 23 floors and its facade is crystal blue and purple. The building houses offices and various companies.

Located at 40.4486, -3.69417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.804 miles away.
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Skyscrapers 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

Moncloa-Aravaca

Moncloa-Aravaca (also named Moncloa) is one of the 21 districts of the city of Madrid, Spain.

Located at 40.4352, -3.71877 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.803 miles away.
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Districts of Madrid

Villaverde (Madrid)

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

Located at 40.4459, -3.70114 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.804 miles away.
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Districts of Madrid

Siege of Cuartel de la Montaña

The Siege of Cuartel de la Montaña was the two-day siege of military barracks which marked the failure of the uprising against the Second Spanish Republic in Madrid, Spain on 18–20 July 1936 at the start of the Spanish Civil War. The bulk of the security forces in Madrid remained loyal to the government and, supported by workers' militias, crushed the uprising.

Located at 40.424, -3.71764 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.803 miles away.
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Battles of the Spanish Civil War, Sieges, 1936 in Spain, Conflicts in 1936, Sieges involving Spain

Battle of Ciudad Universitaria

The Battle of Ciudad Universitaria took place around the campus of the Complutense University of Madrid between 15 and 23 November 1936, during the Spanish Civil War.

Located at 40.4439, -3.72611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.804 miles away.
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Battles of the Spanish Civil War, 1936 in Spain, Conflicts in 1936, Urban warfare, Attacks on schools

Estadio de Vallehermoso

Estadio de Vallehermoso is a multi-use stadium in Madrid, Spain. It is currently used mostly for athletics competitions, including the Meeting de Atletismo Madrid. The stadium has a capacity of 12,000 spectators.

Located at 40.4417, -3.71 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.804 miles away.
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Athletics (track and field) venues in Spain, Sports venues in Madrid

Casa de Velázquez

The Casa de Velázquez is a French school in Spain modelled on the Villa Médicis in Rome, and the :fr:Villa Abd-el-Tif in Algeria. Like the Prix de Rome bursary for residence at the Villa Médicis and the defunct Prix Abd-el-Tif bursary for residence at the Villa Abd-el-Tif, bursaries are awarded. The idea for a similar villa in Spain was raised in 1916 by the composer Charles-Marie Widor who at the time was secretary of the Académie des Beaux-Arts of the Institut de France.

Located at 40.4411, -3.72986 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.804 miles away.
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France–Spain relations, French international schools, Universities in the Community of Madrid