Central Spain
Community of Madrid
Madrid

Universidad

Universidad, originally known as Barrio de Maravillas, is a neighborhood in the Centro district of . Its precise boundaries were historically defined by Calle de San Bernardo, Calle de San Vicente Ferrer, Calle de Fuencarral, and Calle de Carranza—streets that once belonged to the former Parroquia de Maravillas.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Palace of Bauer and Museo de Historia de Madrid.

Public building
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The Bauer Palace is a house-palace located in , . Building was made in the 18th century and purchased by Ignacio Bauer in the 19th century. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1972.

Museum
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The Museum of History of Madrid ) is a history museum located on Calle de Fuencarral in downtown , that chronicles the history of the city. It was opened as the Museo Municipal in 1929, and was renamed as the in 2007.

Park
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is a large square and popular tourist destination located in central , at the western end of the Gran Vía. It features a and is adjacent to two of Madrid's most prominent skyscrapers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malasaña-Chueca and Chueca.

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Malasaña, Chueca, Conde Duque and Salesas are neighbourhoods in northern central .

Neighborhood
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is an area of central Madrid, named after its main square, Plaza de . It is known as Madrid's gay neighbourhood. Plaza de was named after Spanish composer and author Federico .

Quarter
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is a ward of belonging to the district of . It contains the neighborhoods of and Salesas.

Universidad

Latitude
40.42543° or 40° 25′ 32″ north
Longitude
-3.70602° or 3° 42′ 22″ west
Population
32,800
Elevation
666 metres (2,185 feet)
Open location code
8CGRC7GV+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7188805009
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
11549950
Wiki­data ID
Q10387767
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Universidad” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Universidad”
  • Bulgarian: “Универсидад”
  • Catalan: “Universidad”
  • Cebuano: “Universidad”
  • Dutch: “Universidad”
  • French: “Universidad”
  • Galician: “Barrio de Madrid 15”
  • Galician: “Barrio de Universidad”
  • Galician: “Universidad, Madrid”
  • Galician: “Universidad”
  • Japanese: “ウニベルシダード”
  • Portuguese: “Universidad”
  • Slovenian: “Universidad”
  • Spanish: “Barrio de Madrid 15”
  • Spanish: “Barrio de Universidad”
  • Spanish: “Universidad (Madrid)”
  • Spanish: “Universidad, Madrid”
  • Spanish: “Universidad”
  • Swedish: “Universidad”
  • Turkish: “Malasaña”
  • Turkish: “Universidad”
  • “Universidad”

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