El Capricho Park
El Capricho is a park in Madrid. The word capricho is Spanish for "whim" or "caprice". It was created by María Josefa Pimentel, Duchess of Osuna on her estate at Alameda de Osuna, which was then outside the city of Madrid.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
April—September: Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays 9:00 AM—9:00 PM
October—March: Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays 9:00 AM—6:30 PM - Type: Park
- Description: cultural property in Madrid, Spain
- Also known as: “El Capricho Garden”, “Jardín histórico El Capricho de la Alameda Osuna”, and “Parque del Capricho”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Exedra and Palacio de los Duques de Osuna.
Exedra
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
An exedra is a semicircular architectural recess or platform, sometimes crowned by a semi-dome, and either set into a building's façade or free-standing.
Juan Carlos I Park
Park
Juan Carlos I Park is a major municipal park in Madrid, Spain. The park was named after King Juan Carlos I. The park contains many modern sculptures. The architects and urban designers are Jose Luis Esteban Penelas and Emilio Esteras Martín.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ciudad Pegaso and Palomas.
Palomas
Quarter
Photo: Zaqarbal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Palomas is a ward of Madrid, the capital city of Spain. The ward belongs to the district of Hortaleza.
Canillejas
Quarter
Photo: Malopez 21, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Canillejas is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid, belonging to the San Blas-Canillejas district. It is named after the former namesake municipality, absorbed by Madrid in 1949.
El Capricho Park
- Categories: Historic Garden (Spain) and recreation area
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.45643° or 40° 27′ 23″ northLongitude
-3.5984° or 3° 35′ 54″ westElevation
695 metres (2,280 feet)Open location code
8CGRFC42+HJOpenStreetMap ID
way 23109596OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“El Capricho Park” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Capricho parkea”
- Catalan: “Parc d’El Capricho”
- Cebuano: “El Capricho Park”
- Cebuano: “El Capricho”
- Czech: “El Capricho Park”
- Esperanto: “Kaprica Parko”
- French: “Jardin du Caprice”
- French: “Parc El Capricho”
- Galician: “Parque do Capricho”
- German: “El Capricho”
- German: “Parque de El Capricho”
- Italian: “Parco del Capricho”
- Italian: “Parco di El Capricho”
- Portuguese: “Parque do Capricho”
- Spanish: “Jardín de El Capricho”
- Spanish: “Parque de El Capricho”
- Swedish: “El Capricho Park”
- Swedish: “El Capricho”
- Swedish: “Jardín El Capricho”
- Swedish: “Parque de El Capricho”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Barrio del Aeropuerto and Valhondo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plaza de los Plátanos and Estanque Nuevo.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “El Capricho Park”. Photo: Nemo, CC BY-SA 4.0.