Metropolis house

The Metropolis Building or Edificio Metrópolis is an office building in Madrid, Spain, 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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Type: Building
Description: building in Madrid, Spain
Also known as: “Metropolis Building”, “Metropolis Building, Madrid”, “Metropolis Sa Compania Nacional De Seguros”, and “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.

Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando

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 Madrid, currently functions as a museum and gallery. Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando is situated 320 metres west of Metropolis house.

Biblioteca Nacional de España

Library

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The Biblioteca Nacional de España is the national library of Spain. It is the largest public library in the country, and one of the largest in the world. Biblioteca Nacional de España is situated 1 km northeast of Metropolis house.

Caryatid Building

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Edificio de Las Cariátides is a building in the Spanish capital of Madrid built by Spanish architect, Antonio Palacios. The building was later the head office of the Central Bank and later of the Santander Bank. Caryatid Building is situated 170 metres northeast of Metropolis house.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cortes and Chueca.

Cortes

Quarter

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Cortes is an administrative ward of Madrid belonging to the district of Centro.

Chueca

Neighborhood

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