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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Obelisk
- 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”, and “Monumento a los Héroes del Dos de Mayo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Naval Museum of Madrid and Plaza de la Lealtad.
Naval Museum of Madrid
Museum
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Naval Museum is a naval museum in Madrid, Spain, devoted to the history of the Spanish Navy since the Catholic Monarchs, in the 15th century, up to the present. Naval Museum of Madrid is situated 130 metres north of Monumento a los Caídos por España.
Fountain of Neptune
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 es.
The Fountain of Neptune is a neoclassical fountain located in Madrid, Spain. It lies on the centre of the Plaza de Cánovas del Castillo, a roundabout in the Paseo del Prado. The sculptural group in its centre represents Neptune, a Roman water deity. 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.
Jerónimos
Quarter
Photo: Brian Adamson, CC BY 2.0.
Los Jerónimos is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Retiro. It is 1.900627 km² in size. The Retiro Park, the Town Hall and the Prado Museum are located within its limits.
Cortes
Quarter
Photo: Ricardo Ricote Rodríguez, CC BY 2.0.
Cortes is an administrative ward of Madrid belonging to the district of Centro.
Sol-Letras-Lavapiés
Photo: tomasfano, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sol, Letras and Lavapiés are neighbourhoods in central Madrid, the capital of Spain.
Monumento a los Caídos por España
- Categories: mausoleum, group of sculptures, historic site, and monument
- Location: Retiro, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.41639° or 40° 24′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.69289° or 3° 41′ 34″ westElevation
655 metres (2,149 feet)Open location code
8CGRC884+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 325076341OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=obeliskGeoNames ID
10345545Wikidata ID
Q3034186
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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 ai caduti”
- 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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