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Casa de Cisneros

The Casa Cisneros is a palace located on the in , . Built in Plateresque style in 1537, at the request of Benito Jiménez de Cisneros, a 16th-century architect and nephew of Cardinal Cisneros, it is named in his honor.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: building in Madrid
  • Inscription: “Aquí vivió Pedro Rodríguez Campomanes (1723 - 1802), murió Ramón María de Narváez (1800-1868) y nació Álvaro de Figueroa y Torres, Conde de Romanones (1864-1950)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palacio Real de Madrid and Basílica pontificia de San Miguel.

Museum
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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 and one of the largest in the world. is situated 360 metres northwest of Casa de Cisneros.

Church
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The Pontifical Basilica of St. Michael is a Baroque-style Catholic church and minor basilica in central , Spain. It is located in San Justo Street, adjacent to the Archbishop's Palace.

Government office
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The is a Spanish institution in that studies and discuss issues related to social, economic, philosophical, political and juridical knowledge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Latina-Austrias and El Madrid de los Austrias.

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La Latina and Austrias are neighbourhoods in central . They can be labelled as the old town of the Spanish capital.

Neighborhood
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is a name used for the old centre of , built during the reign of the Habsburg Dynasty, known in Spain as Casa de Austria. The area is located south of the Calle Mayor, in between the Metro stations and .

Neighborhood
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La Latina is a historic neighborhood in the of downtown , . La Latina occupies the place of the oldest area in Madrid, the Islamic citadel inside the city walls, with narrow streets and large squares.

Casa de Cisneros

Latitude
40.41441° or 40° 24′ 52″ north
Longitude
-3.71059° or 3° 42′ 38″ west
Elevation
643 metres (2,110 feet)
Open location code
8CGRC77Q+QQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4671411213
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Geo­Names ID
11839796
Wiki­data ID
Q5754790
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In Other Languages

From Italian to Spanish—“Casa de Cisneros” goes by many names.

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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 “Casa de Cisneros”. Photo: losmininos, CC BY-SA 2.0.