Plaza de la Merced
Plaza de la Merced is a public square located in the barrio La Merced in central Málaga, Spain. The plaza has been a part of the city since the city of Málaga's Roman era, and has been operating as a town market place since at least the fifteenth century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Zangarreon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Square
- Description: square in Málaga Centro, Spain
- Also known as: “Plaza De La Merced”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monumento a Torrijos and Fundación Picasso.
Monumento a Torrijos
Obelisk
Photo: Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monumento a Torrijos is an obelisk.
Fundación Picasso
Museum
Photo: Lupulo2010, Public domain.
The Fundación Picasso, also known as the Pablo Ruiz Picasso Foundation, is a foundation based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain with the objective of promoting and promulgating the work of the artist Pablo Picasso.
Alcazaba of Málaga
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Alcazaba is a palatial fortification in Málaga, Spain, built during the period of Muslim-ruled Al-Andalus. The current complex was begun in the 11th century and was modified or rebuilt multiple times up to the 14th century. Alcazaba of Málaga is situated 300 metres southeast of Plaza de la Merced.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port of Málaga.
Port of Málaga
Locality
Photo: Grez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Port of Málaga is an international seaport located in the city of Málaga in southern Spain, on the Costa del Sol coast of the Mediterranean. It is the oldest continuously-operated port in Spain and one of the oldest in the Mediterranean.
Plaza de la Merced
Latitude
36.72338° or 36° 43′ 24″ northLongitude
-4.4176° or 4° 25′ 3″ westElevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
8C8QPHFJ+9XOpenStreetMap ID
way 890968491OpenStreetMap feature
place=square
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Plaza de la Merced” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Մերսեդ (հրապարակ)”
- Catalan: “Plaza de la Merced”
- Chinese: “圣母赎虏广场 (马拉加)”
- Chinese: “圣母赎虏广场”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بلازا دى لا ميرسيد”
- German: “Plaza de la Merced”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Plaza de la Merced”
- Russian: “Мерсед (площадь)”
- Russian: “Мерсед”
- Russian: “Площадь Мерсед”
- Slovenian: “Plaza de la Merced”
- Spanish: “Plaza de la Merced”
- Ukrainian: “Площа Мерсед”
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Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
Explore places such as Placa a la Restauración de la Plaza de la Merced and Cafe Merced.
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