Plaza del Carmen
Plaza del Carmen is a square in Centro, Madrid, Community of Madrid. Plaza del Carmen is situated nearby to the theater building Muñoz Seca Theater, as well as near the quarter Sol.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and Muñoz Seca Theater.
Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
Government office
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The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, located on the Calle de Alcalá in the centre of Madrid, currently functions as a museum and gallery. Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando is situated 250 metres southeast of Plaza del Carmen.
Muñoz Seca Theater
Theater building
Photo: Tamorlan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Muñoz Seca Theater is a theater in Madrid, Spain. The theater is named after playwright Pedro Muñoz Seca. During the Second Spanish Republic Pilar Millán Astray led the theater.
Palacio Real de Madrid
Museum
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Europe and one of the largest in the world. Palacio Real de Madrid is situated 1 km west of Plaza del Carmen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sol and Chueca.
Sol
Quarter
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Sol is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Centro. It has a total area of around 44.5 hectares. Hugely affected by the impact of tourism, by 2018 it had over 2 tourists per 1 permanent dweller.
Chueca
Neighborhood
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Chueca is an area of central Madrid, named after its main square, Plaza de Chueca. It is known as Madrid's gay neighbourhood. Plaza de Chueca was named after Spanish composer and author Federico Chueca.
Sol-Letras-Lavapiés
Photo: tomasfano, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sol, Letras and Lavapiés are neighbourhoods in central Madrid, the capital of Spain.
Plaza del Carmen
- Type: Square
- Description: square in Madrid
- Categories: pedestrian zone and locality
- Location: Centro, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.41884° or 40° 25′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.70333° or 3° 42′ 12″ westElevation
672 metres (2,205 feet)Named after
Plaza del CarmenOpen location code
8CGRC79W+GMOpenStreetMap ID
way 334165985OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianOpenStreetMap feature
place=square
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Plaza del Carmen” goes by many names.
- French: “place Carmen”
- French: “Place Carmen”
- French: “plaza del Carmen”
- Portuguese: “plaza del Carmen”
- Portuguese: “Plaza del Carmen”
- Russian: “Площадь Кармен (Мадрид)”
- Russian: “Площадь Кармен”
- Spanish: “Plaza del Carmen (Madrid)”
- Spanish: “Plaza del Carmen”
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Localities in the Area
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