Plaza del Dos de Mayo
The Plaza del Dos de Mayo is an urban square in Madrid, Spain. It is the centre of the Malasaña area, within the administrative neighborhood of Universidad.- Type: Square
- Description: square in Madrid, Spain
- Also known as: “plaza del Dos de Mayo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Our Lady of Marvels and Madrid History Museum.
Madrid History Museum
Museum
Madrid History Museum ) is a history museum located on Calle de Fuencarral in downtown Madrid, Spain that chronicles the history of the city. It was opened as the Museo Municipal in 1929, and was renamed as the Museo de Historia de Madrid in 2007. Madrid History Museum is situated 310 metres southeast of Plaza del Dos de Mayo.
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 1¼ km east of Plaza del Dos de Mayo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Universidad and Malasaña-Chueca.
Universidad
Quarter
Universidad, originally known as Barrio de Maravillas, is a neighborhood in the Centro district of Madrid. 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.
Malasaña-Chueca
Malasaña, Chueca, Conde Duque and Salesas are neighbourhoods in northern central Madrid.Chueca
Neighborhood
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.
Plaza del Dos de Mayo
- Categories: park, recreation area, and locality
- Location: Centro, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.42697° or 40° 25′ 37″ north
Longitude
-3.70409° or 3° 42′ 15″ west
Elevation
656 metres (2,152 feet)
Named after
Open location code
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OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Plaza del Dos de Mayo” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “بلازا ديل دوس دى مايو”
- Esperanto: “Placo de la Dua de Majo”
- French: “place Dos de Mayo”
- French: “Place du Dos de Mayo”
- French: “plaza del Dos de Mayo”
- Spanish: “Plaza del 2 de Mayo”
- Spanish: “plaza del Dos de Mayo”
- Spanish: “Plaza del Dos de Mayo”
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