Plaza de Santa Ana

Plaza de Santa Ana is a plaza located in central , , nearby and Calle de Huertas, in the Barrio de las Letras. It features monuments to Spanish Golden Age writer Pedro Calderón de la Barca and to the poet and playwright Federico…
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Madrid, Spain
  • Also known as: “Plaza de Santa Ana (Madrid)” and “Plaza Santa Ana”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Teatro Español and Teatro de la Comedia.

Theater building
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, formerly Teatro del Príncipe and Corral del Príncipe, is a public theatre administered by the Government of , Spain. The original location was an open-air theatre in medieval times, where short performances and some theatrical pieces, which became part of famous classical literature in later years, were staged.

Theater building
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The is a theater in , inaugurated on Calle del Príncipe in 1875 and rebuilt in 1915 after a devastating fire. In 1986 it was designated the headquarters of the National Classical Theater Company and in 1999 it was acquired by said company, along with five other floors of the same building, by the Spanish Ministry of Culture. is situated 100 metres north of Plaza de Santa Ana.

Government office
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The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, located on the Calle de Alcalá in the centre of , currently functions as a museum and gallery. is situated 350 metres north of Plaza de Santa Ana.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sol-Letras-Lavapiés and Cortes.

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Sol, Letras and Lavapiés are neighbourhoods in central , the capital of .

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

Quarter
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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.

Plaza de Santa Ana

Latitude
40.41471° or 40° 24′ 53″ north
Longitude
-3.70078° or 3° 42′ 3″ west
Elevation
669 metres (2,195 feet)
Named after
Plaza de Santa Ana
Open location code
8CGRC77X+VM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4328786
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Geo­Names ID
6285780
Wiki­data ID
Q740210
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In Other Languages

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