Plaza Mayor of Madrid
The Plaza Mayor is the principal public square in the heart of Madrid, the capital of Spain. It was once the centre of Old Madrid. It was first built during the reign of Philip III.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of around 660 metres (2,170 feet)
- Description: square in Madrid, Spain
- Also known as“Main Square”“Plaza Mayor”“Plaza Mayor, Madrid”
Places of Interest Nearby
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Palacio Real de Madrid
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550 metres west of Plaza Mayor of Madrid
Teatro Real
The Teatro Real is an opera house in Madrid, Spain.
410 metres northwest of Plaza Mayor of Madrid
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Madrid de los Austrias and Sol.
El Madrid de los Austrias
El Madrid de los Austrias is a name used for the old…
La Latina-Austrias
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La Latina and Austrias are neighbourhoods in central Madrid.
Plaza Mayor of Madrid
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Latitude
40.41544° or 40° 24′ 56″ north
Longitude
-3.70736° or 3° 42′ 27″ west
Open location code
8CGRC78V+53
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Plaza Mayor of Madrid” goes by many names.
بلاثا مايورArabic
بلازا مايورArabic
Պլասա ՄայորArmenian
Plaza Mayor de MadridAsturian
Madrileko plaza nagusiaBasque
Madrilgo Plaza NagusiaBasque
Plaza NagusiaBasque
Пласа-МаёрBelarusian
Plaça MajorCatalan
Plaça Major de MadridCatalan
Plaça Mayor de MadridCatalan
主广场Chinese
主廣場Chinese
马约尔广场Chinese
Plaza MayorCzech
Plaza MayorDutch
بلازا مايورEgyptian Arabic
Plaza MayorEsperanto
Plaza MayorFinnish
Plaza Mayor de MadridGalician
Πλάθα ΜαγιόρGreek
פלאסה מאיורHebrew
פלאסה מיורHebrew
Plaza MayorHungarian
Plaza MayorItalian
Plaza Mayor di MadridItalian
マヨール広場Japanese
마요르 광장Korean
Forum maius MatritenseLatin
Platea Maior MatritensisLatin
Plaza MayorLithuanian
پلازا مایورPersian
پلازا مایور، مادریدPersian
Plaza MayorPolish
Пласа-МайорRussian
Plaza MayorSlovenian
Plaza Mayor, MadridSlovenian
Plaza MayorSwedish
Plaza Mayor de MadridSwedish
Plaza Mayor, MadridTurkish
Пласа МайорUkrainian
Пласа Майор (Мадрид)Ukrainian
Plaza mayorUzbek
Plaza mayor (Madrid)Uzbek
马德里大广场Wu Chinese
大廣場Yue Chinese
Localities in the Area
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