Fountain of Cybele

The Fountain of Cybele is a neoclassical fountain in , Spain. It lies on the centre of the . The sculptural group in its centre represents Cybele, a Phrygian earth and fertility deity. It has become one of the icons of the city.
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Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Artwork type: statue
  • Description: monumental fountain in Madrid
  • Also known as: “Fuente de Cibeles”
  • Inscription: “Fuente neoclásica del siglo XVIII en la que se representa a la diosa Cibeles en un carro tirado por 2 leones.”
Photo: edmenendez, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: venraiker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include city hall Palacio de Comunicaciones and Biblioteca Nacional de España.

Public building
Photo: Kadellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cibeles Palace, formally known as Palacio de Comunicaciones and Palacio de Telecomunicaciones until 2011, is a complex composed of two buildings with white facades and is located in one of the historical centres of , . is situated 110 metres southeast of Fountain of Cybele.

Library
Photo: dalbera, CC BY 2.0.
The is the national library of Spain. It is the largest public library in the country, and one of the largest in the world. is situated 560 metres northeast of Fountain of Cybele.

Museum
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Naval Museum is a naval museum in , Spain, devoted to the history of the Spanish Navy since the Catholic Monarchs, in the 15th century, up to the present. is situated 210 metres south of Fountain of Cybele.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jerónimos and Justicia.

Quarter
Photo: Brian Adamson, CC BY 2.0.
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.

Quarter
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is a ward of belonging to the district of . It contains the neighborhoods of and Salesas.

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

Fountain of Cybele

Latitude
40.41933° or 40° 25′ 10″ north
Longitude
-3.69309° or 3° 41′ 35″ west
Elevation
651 metres (2,136 feet)
Height
8 metres (26 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8CGRC894+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1346140195
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Geo­Names ID
6452702
Wiki­data ID
Q2736564
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Fountain of Cybele” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սիբելես շատրվան”
  • Basque: “Cibeles iturria”
  • Basque: “Zibeles iturria”
  • Catalan: “font de Cibeles”
  • Cebuano: “Fuente de Cibeles”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نافورة سايبيل”
  • Esperanto: “Fontano Cibelo”
  • Esperanto: “Fuente de Cibeles”
  • Esperanto: “Placo Cibelo”
  • French: “fontaine de Cibeles”
  • French: “Fontaine de Cybèle”
  • Italian: “Fontana di Cibele”
  • Italian: “Fuente de Cibeles”
  • Korean: “시벨레스 분수”
  • Polish: “Fontanna Kybele w Madrycie”
  • Portuguese: “Fonte de Cibeles”
  • Portuguese: “Fuente de cibeles”
  • Russian: “Фонтан Кибелы”
  • Russian: “Фонтан Сибелес”
  • Spanish: “Fuente de Cibeles”
  • Spanish: “Fuente de La Cibeles”
  • Swedish: “Fuente de Cibeles”
  • Ukrainian: “Фонтан Сібелес”

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