Parque del Retiro

The Retiro Park, also known as Buen Retiro Park or simply El Retiro, is one of the largest in , . The park belonged to the Spanish monarchy until 1868, when it became a public park following the Glorious Revolution.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: urban park in Madrid, Spain
  • Also known as: Buen Retiro Park”, “El Retiro Park”, “Parco del Buen Retiro”, “Parque del Buen Retiro”, “Parque del Buen Retiro, Madrid”, and “Retiro park

Places of Interest

Highlights include Palacio de Cristal del Retiro and Fountain of the Artichoke, Madrid.

Arts center
The Palacio de Cristal is a 19th-century conservatory located in the Buen Retiro Park in , Spain. It is currently used for art exhibitions. The Palacio de Cristal, in the shape of a Greek cross, is made almost entirely of glass set in an iron framework on a brick base, which is decorated with ceramics.

Library
The is the national library of Spain. It is the largest public library in the country, and one of the largest in the world.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jerónimos and Retiro-Paseo del Arte.

Quarter
Los is an administrative neighborhood of belonging to the district of . It is 1.900627 km² in size. The Retiro Park, the and the Prado Museum are located within its limits.

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Retiro is a district in eastern-central . While it is dominated by the Retiro Park, it also houses 125,000 residents. This article also includes the Paseo del Arte where the city's most famous art museums are lined up.

Quarter
is an administrative neighborhood of belonging to the district of . It has an area of 0.490863 km2. As of 1 February 2020, it has a population of 22,050.

Parque del Retiro

Latitude
40.41546° or 40° 24′ 56″ north
Longitude
-3.6842° or 3° 41′ 3″ west
Elevation
674 metres (2,211 feet)
Open location code
8CGRC888+58
Geo­Names ID
6255078
Wiki­data ID
Q1131807
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Parque del Retiro” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: حديقة بوين ريتيرو
  • Armenian: Բուեն Ռետիրո այգի
  • Basque: Parque del Buen Retiro
  • Basque: Retiro Parkea
  • Basque: Retiroko lorategiak
  • Bulgarian: Ел Ретиро
  • Catalan: Jardins del Buen Retiro
  • Catalan: Jardins del Retiro
  • Catalan: Parc del Buen Retiro
  • Catalan: Parc del Retiro
  • Cebuano: Parco del Buen Retiro
  • Cebuano: Parque del Retiro
  • Chinese: 丽池公园
  • Chinese: 麗池公園
  • Czech: Park Retiro
  • Danish: Buen Retiro-parken
  • Dutch: Parque del Buen Retiro
  • Dutch: Parque del Retiro
  • Esperanto: El Retiro
  • Esperanto: Parko de Retiro
  • Esperanto: Parko Retiro
  • Finnish: Buen Retiron puisto
  • Finnish: Parque del Buen Retiro
  • French: Jardins du Retiro de Madrid
  • French: Parc du Buen Retiro
  • French: parc du Retiro
  • French: Parc du Retiro
  • French: Parque del Retiro
  • Galician: Parque do Retiro
  • Georgian: ბუენ-რეტიროს პარკი
  • German: Jardines del Buen Retiro
  • German: Parque del Retiro
  • German: Retiro Park
  • German: Retiro-Park
  • Greek: Πάρκο Μπουέν Ρετίρο
  • Hebrew: פארק אל רטירו
  • Hebrew: פארק בואן רטירו
  • Hebrew: פארק דל בואן רטירו
  • Hebrew: פארק רטירו
  • Icelandic: Retiro-garðurinn
  • Indonesian: Parco del Buen Retiro
  • Indonesian: Parque del Buen Retiro
  • Indonesian: Retiro park
  • Indonesian: Taman Buen Retiro
  • Italian: parco del Retiro
  • Italian: Parco del Retiro
  • Italian: Parque del Buen Retiro
  • Italian: Parque del Retiro
  • Japanese: パルケ・デル・ブエン・レティーロ
  • Japanese: ブエン・レティーロ公園
  • Japanese: レティ―ロ公園
  • Japanese: レティーロ公園
  • Korean: 레티로 공원
  • Persian: پارک بوئن رتیرو، مادرید
  • Polish: Park Retiro
  • Portuguese: Jardins do Bom Retiro
  • Portuguese: Jardins do Retiro de Madrid
  • Portuguese: Jardins do Retiro
  • Portuguese: Parque del buen retiro
  • Portuguese: Parque do bom retiro
  • Portuguese: Parque do Retiro
  • Russian: Буэн-Ретиро
  • Russian: Парк Буэн-Ретиро
  • Russian: Парк Ретиро
  • Russian: Парк Эль-Ретиро
  • Slovak: Park Retiro v Madride
  • Slovenian: park Retiro
  • Slovenian: Parque del Retiro
  • Spanish: Buen Retiro
  • Spanish: el Retiro
  • Spanish: El Retiro
  • Spanish: Jardines del Buen Retiro de Madrid
  • Spanish: Jardines del Retiro de Madrid
  • Spanish: Jardines del Retiro
  • Spanish: jardines en Madrid
  • Spanish: Parque de El Retiro
  • Spanish: Parque de Madrid, llamado Retiro o Buen Retiro
  • Spanish: Parque del Buen Retiro
  • Spanish: Parque del Retiro de Madrid
  • Spanish: Parque del Retiro
  • Spanish: Retiro
  • Swedish: Parco del Buen Retiro
  • Swedish: Parque del Retiro
  • Swedish: Retiroparken
  • Turkish: Retiro Parkı
  • Ukrainian: Парк Буен Ретіро
  • Ukrainian: Парк Буен-Ретіро
  • Vietnamese: Công viên Buen Retiro, Madrid

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Palacio de Velázquez and Teatro Casa de Vacas.

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