Casón del Buen Retiro

The Casón del Buen Retiro is an annex of the complex in . Following major restoration work, which was completed in October 2007, it now houses the museum's study centre and library.
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Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Thursday: 9:00 AM—3:00 PM
    Friday: 9:00 AM—2:30 PM
    Monday: 3:00 PM—6:00 PM
    Wednesday: 3:00 PM—6:00 PM
    June 16th—September 15th: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—2:30 PM
    public holidays: closed
  • Email: biblioteca@museodelprado.es
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: cultural property in Madrid, Spain
  • Also known as: “Cason del Buen Retiro”, “El Cason del Buen Retiro”, and “El Casón del Buen Retiro”
  • Address: Calle de Alfonso XII 28, Los Jerónimos, Madrid, 28014

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Salon de Reinos and Felipe IV Gate.

Public building
Photo: Zaqarbal, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
The Salón de Reinos or salón grande is a 17th-century building in , originally a wing of the Buen Retiro Palace. The Salón de Reinos and the Casón del Buen Retiro are the only survivors of the original grand scheme of the palace.

Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Church
Photo: expc, CC BY 2.0.
Saint Jerome the Royal is a Roman Catholic church from the early 16th-century in central Madrid, Spain. The church, which has undergone numerous remodelings and restorations over the centuries is the remaining structure of the Hieronymite monastery that once stood beside the royal palace of Buen Retiro, of which a portion now serves as the Prado museum. is situated 140 metres southwest of Casón del Buen Retiro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jerónimos and Cortes.

Quarter
Photo: Brian Adamson, CC BY 2.0.
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
Photo: Ricardo Ricote Rodríguez, CC BY 2.0.
is an administrative ward of belonging to the district of .

Photo: tomasfano, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sol, Letras and Lavapiés are neighbourhoods in central , the capital of .

Casón del Buen Retiro

Latitude
40.41526° or 40° 24′ 55″ north
Longitude
-3.68961° or 3° 41′ 23″ west
Elevation
664 metres (2,178 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Named after
Casón del Buen Retiro
Open location code
8CGRC886+45
Open­Street­Map ID
way 85817355
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
10291468
Wiki­data ID
Q3321174
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Casón del Buen Retiro” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصر بوين ريتيرو الصغير”
  • Asturian: “Casón del Buen Retiro”
  • Catalan: “Casón del Buen Retiro”
  • Catalan: “Casón del Real Sitio del Buen Retiro”
  • Chinese: “波·里提羅畫廊”
  • Esperanto: “Domego de la Bona Ripozo”
  • French: “Casón del Buen Retiro”
  • French: “Cason du buen retiro”
  • Galician: “Casón del Buen Retiro”
  • Galician: “Casón do Bo Retiro”
  • Italian: “Casón del Buen Retiro”
  • Japanese: “カソン・デル・ブエン・レティーロ”
  • Japanese: “カソン・ブエン・レティーロ”
  • Portuguese: “Casón del Buen Retiro”
  • Spanish: “Cason del Buen Retiro”
  • Spanish: “Casón del Buen Retiro”
  • Spanish: “Cason”
  • Spanish: “Casón”
  • Swedish: “Casón del Buen Retiro”
  • Turkish: “Casón del Buen Retiro”

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