Plaza de Cibeles

The Plaza de Cibeles is a square with a neo-classical complex of marble sculptures with fountains that has become a symbol for the city of . It sits at the intersection of Calle de Alcalá, Paseo de Recoletos and .
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  • Type: Bus stop
  • Description: square in Madrid, Spain
  • Also known as: “Cibeles” and “plaza de Cibeles”
Photo: Santiago Samaniego, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Public building
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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 120 metres east of Plaza de Cibeles.

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 600 metres northeast of Plaza de Cibeles.

Museum
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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 180 metres southeast of Plaza de Cibeles.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jerónimos and Justicia.

Quarter
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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 .

Plaza de Cibeles

Latitude
40.419° or 40° 25′ 8″ north
Longitude
-3.69332° or 3° 41′ 36″ west
Elevation
651 metres (2,136 feet)
Operator
Municipal Transport Company of Madrid
Network
Municipal Transport Company of Madrid
Open location code
8CGRC894+HM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5377443853
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­bus_stop
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­platform
Geo­Names ID
8504628
Wiki­data ID
Q1537446
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Plaza de Cibeles” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بلاثا دي سيبيليس”
  • Arabic: “ساحة ثيبيليس”
  • Azerbaijani: “Plaza de Cibeles”
  • Basque: “Zibeles plaza”
  • Catalan: “plaça de Cibeles”
  • Chinese: “西貝萊斯廣場”
  • Chinese: “西贝莱斯广场”
  • Danish: “Plaza de Cibeles”
  • Dutch: “plaza de Cibeles”
  • Dutch: “Plaza de Cibeles”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بلاثا دى سيبيليس”
  • Finnish: “Plaza de Cibeles”
  • French: “place Cibeles”
  • French: “place de Cibeles”
  • French: “Place de Cybèle”
  • French: “plaza de Cibeles”
  • French: “Plaza de Cibeles”
  • Galician: “Plaza de Cibeles”
  • Galician: “Praza de Cibeles”
  • German: “Plaza de Cibeles”
  • Hebrew: “פלאסה דה סיבלס”
  • Hungarian: “Plaza de Cibeles”
  • Italian: “plaza de Cibeles”
  • Italian: “Plaza de Cibeles”
  • Japanese: “シベーレス広場”
  • Korean: “시벨레스 광장”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “plaza de Cibeles”
  • Norwegian: “Plaza de Cibeles”
  • Polish: “Plaza de Cibeles”
  • Portuguese: “Plaza de Cibeles”
  • Portuguese: “Praça de Cibeles”
  • Russian: “площадь сивелес”
  • Slovenian: “plaza de Cibeles”
  • Slovenian: “Plaza de Cibeles”
  • Spanish: “plaza de Cibeles”
  • Spanish: “Plaza de Cibeles”
  • Spanish: “Plaza de la Cibeles”
  • Swedish: “Plaza de Cibeles”
  • Turkish: “Plaza de Cibeles”

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