Metropolis Building

The Metropolis Building or Edificio Metrópolis is an office building in , , at the corner of the Calle de Alcalá and Gran Vía. Designed by a French architect named Jules Février, was designed in 1907 and inaugurated in 1911, it was designed by Jules and Raymond Février for the insurance company La Unión y el Fénix.
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  • Building
  • …lies at an elevation of 665 metres (2,182 feet)
  • Description: building in Madrid, Spain
  • Also known as
    “Metropolis Building, Madrid”
    “Metropolis house”
    “Metropolis Sa Compañia Nacional De Seguros”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and Biblioteca Nacional de España.
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The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando… is situated 320 metres west of Metropolis Building.
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The is the national library of Spain. is situated 1 km northeast of Metropolis Building.
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Edificio de Las Cariátides is a building in the… is situated 170 metres northeast of Metropolis Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cortes and Chueca.
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is an administrative ward of belonging to the district of .
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is an area of central Madrid, named after its main square, Plaza de .
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is a district of , .

Metropolis Building

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Latitude
40.4189° or 40° 25′ 8″ north
Longitude
-3.69722° or 3° 41′ 50″ west
Open location code
8CGRC893+H4
Geo­Names ID
6947424
Wiki­data ID
Q465250

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Metropolis Building” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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