Puente de Segovia

The Bridge of Segovia is a bridge located in , , crossing the Manzanares river. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1996. Designed by Juan de Herrera under commission of King Philip II of Spain, it was built from 1582 to 1584 with a total of nine spans.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: bridge over river Manzanares in Madrid
  • Also known as: Bridge of Segovia” and “Puente de Segovia, Madrid
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palacio Real de Madrid and Mercado de Tirso de Molina.

Museum
The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of the Spanish royal family and is used primarily for state ceremonies. With over 135,000 m2 and 3,418 rooms, the Royal Palace of Madrid is the largest royal palace in and one of the largest in the world. is situated 1 km east of Puente de Segovia.

Marketplace
is a marketplace, which is situated 300 metres southwest of Puente de Segovia.

Church
The is a chapel located in , . It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1946. is situated 220 metres northeast of Puente de Segovia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palacio and La Latina-Austrias.

Quarter
Photo: FDV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an administrative ward of , , belonging to the district of . It contains the historic neighborhoods of and .

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
La Latina and Austrias are neighbourhoods in central . They can be labelled as the old town of the Spanish capital.

Quarter
is an administrative neighborhood of belonging to the district of . It is 0.967500 km2 in size.

Puente de Segovia

Latitude
40.414° or 40° 24′ 50″ north
Longitude
-3.72285° or 3° 43′ 22″ west
Elevation
584 metres (1,916 feet)
Open location code
8CGRC77G+JV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 380275213
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
8660583
Wiki­data ID
Q2838423
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Puente de Segovia” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Segoviako zubia
  • Chinese: 塞哥维亚桥
  • Czech: Puente de Segovia
  • Dutch: Bridge of Segovia
  • Esperanto: Ponto Segovio
  • Galician: Ponte de Segovia
  • Italian: Ponte di Segovia
  • Panjabi: ਸੇਗੋਵੀਆ ਪੁੱਲ
  • Polish: most Segovia
  • Polish: Puente de Segovia
  • Slovenian: Most Segovia, Madrid
  • Slovenian: Most Segovia
  • Spanish: Puente de Segovia (Madrid)
  • Spanish: Puente de Segovia

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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 “Puente de Segovia”. Photo: Zaqarbal, CC BY-SA 3.0.