Colon square

Plaza de Colón is located in the encounter of , Centro and Salamanca districts of , . This plaza and its fountain commemorate the explorer Christopher Columbus, whose name in Spanish was Cristóbal Colón, whose voyages to the Americas would lead to the creation of the Spanish Empire.
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Madrid, Spain
  • Also known as: “plaza de Colon”, “plaza de Colón”, and “Plaza de Colón”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Biblioteca Nacional de España and National Archaeological Museum of Spain.

Library
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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 180 metres south of Colon square.

Museum
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The National Museum of Archaeology is a archaeology museum in , Spain. It is located on Calle de Serrano beside the Plaza de Colón, sharing its building with the . is situated 240 metres southeast of Colon square.

Museum
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The Madrid Wax Museum is a located in Plaza de Colón in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Recoletos and Justicia.

Quarter
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is one of the six wards of in , .

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

Neighborhood
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is an area of central Madrid, named after its main square, Plaza de . It is known as Madrid's gay neighbourhood. Plaza de was named after Spanish composer and author Federico .

Colon square

Latitude
40.42528° or 40° 25′ 31″ north
Longitude
-3.69045° or 3° 41′ 26″ west
Elevation
663 metres (2,175 feet)
Named after
Christopher Columbus
Open location code
8CGRC8G5+4R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 699379821
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Geo­Names ID
6452717
Wiki­data ID
Q970525
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Colon square” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կոլումբոսի հրապարակ”
  • Armenian: “Պլասա դե Կոլոն”
  • Basque: “Kolon plaza”
  • Catalan: “Plaça de Colón”
  • Catalan: “Plaza de Colón”
  • Cebuano: “Plaza de Colón”
  • Chinese: “哥伦布广场”
  • Dutch: “plaza de Colón”
  • Dutch: “Plaza de Colón”
  • Esperanto: “Placo Kolumbo”
  • French: “place Colomb”
  • French: “Place Colomb”
  • French: “plaza de Colón”
  • Galician: “Plaza de Colón de Madrid”
  • German: “Colon Platz”
  • German: “Plaza de Colón”
  • Hebrew: “פלאסה דה קולון”
  • Italian: “plaza de Colón”
  • Italian: “Plaza de Colón”
  • Japanese: “コロン広場”
  • Japanese: “プラサ・デ・コロン”
  • Korean: “콜론 광장”
  • Polish: “Plaza de Colón”
  • Portuguese: “Plaza de Colón”
  • Slovenian: “plaza de Colón”
  • Spanish: “Plaza de Colon”
  • Spanish: “plaza de Colón”
  • Spanish: “Plaza de Colón”
  • Swedish: “Plaza de Colón”
  • Turkish: “Plaza de Colón”

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