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: “Main Square”, “Plaza Mayor”, and “Plaza Mayor, Madrid”

Places of Interest Nearby

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

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The is a municipal and cultural building on the north side of the Plaza Mayor in . It is four stories high, the ground floor comprising porticos and the top floor in the form of an attic, with its sides crowned by angular towers.

Museum
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The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of the Spanish royal family and is used primarily for state ceremonies. With over 135,000 m2 of floor space and 3,418 rooms, the Royal Palace of Madrid is the largest palace in Western Europe, the largest royal palace in , and among the largest palaces in the world. is situated 550 metres west of Plaza Mayor of Madrid.

Theater building
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The is an opera house in , Spain. Located at the , opposite the , and known colloquially as "El Real". it is considered the top institution of the performing and musical arts in the country and one of the most prestigious opera houses in Europe. 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 centre of , built during the reign of the Habsburg Dynasty, known in Spain as Casa de Austria. The area is located south of the Calle Mayor, in between the Metro stations and .

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is an administrative neighborhood of belonging to the district of . It has a total area of around 44.5 hectares. Hugely affected by the impact of tourism, by 2018 it had over 2 tourists per 1 permanent dweller.

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La Latina and Austrias are neighbourhoods in central . They can be labelled as the old town of the Spanish capital.

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: “Madrileko plaza nagusia”
  • Basque: “Madrilgo Plaza Nagusia”
  • Basque: “Plaza Nagusia”
  • Belarusian: “Пласа-Маёр”
  • Catalan: “Plaça Major de Madrid”
  • Catalan: “Plaça Major”
  • Catalan: “Plaça Mayor de Madrid”
  • Chinese: “主广场”
  • Chinese: “主廣場”
  • Chinese: “大廣場”
  • Chinese: “马约尔广场”
  • Czech: “Plaza Mayor”
  • Dutch: “Plaza Mayor”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بلازا مايور”
  • Esperanto: “Plaza Mayor”
  • Finnish: “Plaza Mayor”
  • French: “Grand-place”
  • French: “Place principale”
  • French: “Plaza Mayor de Madrid”
  • French: “Plaza Mayor”
  • Galician: “Plaza Mayor de Madrid”
  • German: “Plaza Major”
  • German: “Plaza Mayor de Madrid”
  • German: “Plaza Mayor”
  • Greek: “Πλάθα Μαγιόρ”
  • Hebrew: “פלאסה מאיור”
  • Hebrew: “פלאסה מיור”
  • Hungarian: “Plaza Mayor”
  • Italian: “Plaza Mayor di Madrid”
  • 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”
  • Polish: “Plaza Mayor”
  • Portuguese: “Plaza Mayor”
  • Portuguese: “Praça Maior”
  • Russian: “Пласа Майор”
  • Russian: “Пласа-Майор”
  • Slovenian: “Plaza Mayor, Madrid”
  • Slovenian: “Plaza Mayor”
  • Spanish: “Plaza Mayor de Madrid”
  • Spanish: “Plaza Mayor”
  • Swedish: “Plaza Mayor de Madrid”
  • Swedish: “Plaza Mayor”
  • 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

Explore places such as Barrio de La Latina and Sol-Letras-Lavapiés.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Equestrian statue of Phillip III and Aparcamiento Plaza Mayor.

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