Plaza Mayor of Madrid

The Plaza Mayor is the principal public square in the heart of , the capital of . It was once the centre of Old Madrid. It was first built during the reign of Philip III.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: square in Madrid, Spain
  • Also known as: “Grand-place”, “Madrileko plaza nagusia”, “Madrilgo Plaza Nagusia”, “Main Square”, “Plaça Major de Madrid”, “Plaça Mayor de Madrid”, “Place principale”, “Plaza Mayor”, “Plaza Mayor di Madrid”, “Plaza Mayor, Madrid”, “פלאסה מיור”, and “马约尔广场”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Casa de la Panadería and Palacio Real de Madrid.

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The is a municipal and cultural…

Museum
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The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence… is situated 550 metres west of Plaza Mayor of Madrid.

Theater building
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The is an opera house in , Spain. is situated 410 metres northwest of Plaza Mayor of Madrid.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El Madrid de los Austrias and Sol.

Neighborhood
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is a name used for the old…

Quarter
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is an administrative neighborhood of belonging to the district of .

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La Latina and Austrias are neighbourhoods in central .

Plaza Mayor of Madrid

Latitude
40.41544° or 40° 24′ 56″ north
Longitude
-3.70736° or 3° 42′ 27″ west
Elevation
661 metres (2,169 feet)
Open location code
8CGRC78V+53
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13567357502
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6255083
Wiki­data ID
Q1123493
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Plaza Mayor of Madrid” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بلاثا مايور”
  • Arabic: “بلازا مايور”
  • Armenian: “Պլասա Մայոր”
  • Asturian: “Plaza Mayor de Madrid”
  • Basque: “Plaza Nagusia”
  • Belarusian: “Пласа-Маёр”
  • Catalan: “Plaça Major”
  • Chinese: “主广场”
  • Chinese: “主廣場”
  • Czech: “Plaza Mayor”
  • Dutch: “Plaza Mayor”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بلازا مايور”
  • Esperanto: “Plaza Mayor”
  • Finnish: “Plaza Mayor”
  • French: “Plaza Mayor de Madrid”
  • French: “Plaza Mayor”
  • Galician: “Plaza Mayor de Madrid”
  • German: “Plaza Major”
  • German: “Plaza Mayor”
  • Greek: “Πλάθα Μαγιόρ”
  • Hebrew: “פלאסה מאיור”
  • Hungarian: “Plaza Mayor”
  • Italian: “plaza Mayor”
  • Italian: “Plaza Mayor”
  • Japanese: “マヨール広場”
  • Korean: “마요르 광장”
  • Latin: “Forum maius Matritense”
  • Latin: “Platea Maior Matritensis”
  • Lithuanian: “Plaza Mayor”
  • Persian: “پلازا مایور، مادرید”
  • Persian: “پلازا مایور”
  • Polish: “Plaza Mayor”
  • Portuguese: “Plaza Mayor”
  • Portuguese: “Praça Maior”
  • Russian: “Пласа-Майор”
  • Slovenian: “Plaza Mayor, Madrid”
  • Slovenian: “Plaza Mayor”
  • Spanish: “Plaza Mayor de Madrid”
  • Swedish: “Plaza Mayor de Madrid”
  • Turkish: “Plaza Mayor, Madrid”
  • Ukrainian: “Пласа Майор (Мадрид)”
  • Ukrainian: “Пласа Майор”
  • Uzbek: “Plaza mayor (Madrid)”
  • Uzbek: “Plaza mayor”
  • Wu Chinese: “马德里大广场”
  • Yue Chinese: “大廣場”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Barrio de La Latina and Sol-Letras-Lavapiés.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Equestrian statue of Phillip III and Aparcamiento Plaza Mayor.

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