Monumento a los Caídos por España
The Monument to the Fallen for Spain or the Monument to the Heroes of the Second of May, popularly known as el Obelisco, is a war memorial in Madrid, Spain. It lies on the centre of the Plaza de la Lealtad.
- Obelisk
- …lies at an elevation of 655 metres (2,149 feet)
- Description: war memorial in Jerónimos, Spain
- Also known as“Memorial to the Fallen”“Monument to Fallen Heroes”“Monument to the Fallen”“Monument to the Fallen for Spain”“monument to the Heroes of Dos de Mayo”“Monument to those who fell for Spain”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Naval Museum of Madrid and Plaza de la Lealtad.
Naval Museum of Madrid
Museum
The Naval Museum is a naval museum in Madrid, Spain… Naval Museum of Madrid is situated 130 metres north of Monumento a los Caídos por España.
Fountain of Neptune
The Fountain of Neptune is a neoclassical fountain located in Madrid, Spain. Fountain of Neptune is situated 170 metres southwest of Monumento a los Caídos por España.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jerónimos and Cortes.
Monumento a los Caídos por España
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Latitude
40.41639° or 40° 24′ 59″ north
Longitude
-3.69289° or 3° 41′ 34″ west
Open location code
8CGRC884+HR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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man_made=obelisk
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Monumento a los Caídos por España” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Monument als Caiguts per Espanya”
- Catalan: “Monument als herois del Dos de Maig”
- Cebuano: “Monument to Fallen Heroes”
- Dutch: “Monument voor de gevallenen voor Spanje”
- Dutch: “monument voor de helden van Dos de Mayo”
- Dutch: “Monument voor degenen die vielen voor Spanje”
- Dutch: “Monumento a los Caidos por Espana”
- Dutch: “Monumento a los Caídos por España”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نصب تذكارى للى سقطو لاسبانيا”
- Finnish: “Monumento a los Caidos por España”
- French: “monument à ceux qui sont tombés pour l’Espagne”
- French: “Monument à ceux qui sont tombés pour l’Espagne”
- French: “monument aux héros de Dos de Mayo”
- French: “Monument aux morts pour l’Espagne”
- French: “Monumento a los Caídos por España”
- Italian: “Monumento a los Caídos por España”
- Italian: “Monumento a los Héroes del Dos de Mayo”
- Italian: “Monumento agli Eroi del Due Maggio”
- Italian: “Monumento ai Caduti di Spagna”
- Spanish: “Monumento a los Caidos por Espana”
- Spanish: “Monumento a los Caidos por España”
- Spanish: “Monumento a los Caídos por España”
- Spanish: “monumento a los Héroes del Dos de Mayo”
- Spanish: “Obelisco del Dos de Mayo”
- Swedish: “Monument to Fallen Heroes”
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