Telefónica Building
The Telefónica Building, in Spanish Edificio Telefónica, is a skyscraper in Madrid, Spain, which serves as the registered office of the namesake telecommunications company.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Office building
- Description: 1929 building in Madrid, Spain
- Also known as: “Edificio Telefonica”, “Edificio Telefónica”, “Gran Via 28”, and “Telefonica Building”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and Gran Vía.
Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
Government office
Photo: Kadellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 310 metres south of Telefónica Building.
Gran Vía
Metro station
Photo: Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gran Vía is a station on Line 1 and Line 5 of the Madrid Metro, located underneath the Gran Vía and Red de San Luis Plaza in the Centro district of Madrid. It is located in fare zone A.
Biblioteca Nacional de España
Library
The Biblioteca Nacional de España is the national library of Spain. It is the largest public library in the country, and one of the largest in the world. Biblioteca Nacional de España is situated 1 km east of Telefónica Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chueca and Sol.
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
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.
Malasaña-Chueca
Malasaña, Chueca, Conde Duque and Salesas are neighbourhoods in northern central Madrid.
Telefónica Building
- Categories: building and office
- Location: Centro, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.42043° or 40° 25′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.70189° or 3° 42′ 7″ westElevation
661 metres (2,169 feet)Open location code
8CGRC7CX+56OpenStreetMap ID
way 192107181OpenStreetMap feature
building=office
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Telefónica Building” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Edifici Telefònica”
- Chinese: “Telefonica大楼”
- Chinese: “西班牙电信大楼”
- Chinese: “马德里电信大楼”
- Dutch: “Edificio Telefonica”
- Estonian: “Edificio Telefónica”
- French: “Édifice Telefónica”
- French: “immeuble Telefónica”
- French: “Immeuble Telefónica”
- German: “Edificio Telefónica”
- Hebrew: “בניין טלפוניקה”
- Italian: “Edificio Telefónica”
- Korean: “텔레포니카”
- Spanish: “Edificio Telefónica”
- Spanish: “Gran Vía 28”
- Spanish: “Telefónica”
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