Plaza de la Merced

Plaza de la Merced is a public square located in the barrio La Merced in central , . 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.
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  • 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.

Obelisk
is an obelisk.

Museum
Photo: Lupulo2010, Public domain.
The , also known as the Pablo Ruiz Picasso Foundation, is a foundation based in , , with the objective of promoting and promulgating the work of the artist Pablo Picasso.

The Alcazaba is a palatial fortification in , , 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. is situated 300 metres southeast of Plaza de la Merced.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port of Málaga.

Locality
The is an international seaport located in the city of in southern , on the 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″ north
Longitude
-4.4176° or 4° 25′ 3″ west
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
Open location code
8C8QPHFJ+9X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 890968491
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Geo­Names ID
10341979
Wiki­data ID
Q4291147
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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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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 “Plaza de la Merced”. Photo: Zangarreon, CC BY-SA 4.0.