Palacio de las Cortes
The Palace of the Cortes, also known as the Palace of the Congress of Deputies, is the building that houses the Congress of Deputies, one of the two chambers of the Cortes Generales, the Spanish Parliament.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: home of the Congress of Deputies of Spain
- Also known as: “Palacio de las Cortes, Madrid”
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Embassy of Mexico and Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.
Embassy of Mexico
Public building
The Embassy of Mexico in Spain, located in Madrid, is the primary diplomatic mission from the United Mexican States to the Kingdom of Spain. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in 1836, 15 years after the Mexican War of Independence, but were severed in 1940 due to Mexico's support for the Second Spanish Republic in the Spanish Civil War.
Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
Government office
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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 380 metres northwest of Palacio de las Cortes.
Fountain of Neptune
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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 240 metres southeast of Palacio de las Cortes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cortes and Sol-Letras-Lavapiés.
Cortes
Quarter
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Cortes is an administrative ward of Madrid belonging to the district of Centro.
Sol-Letras-Lavapiés
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Sol, Letras and Lavapiés are neighbourhoods in central Madrid, the capital of Spain.
Jerónimos
Quarter
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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.
Palacio de las Cortes
- Categories: palace and parliament building
- Location: Centro, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Palacio de las Cortes” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Palaciu de les Cortes”
- Basque: “Espainiako Gorteen jauregia”
- Catalan: “Palau de les Corts”
- Chinese: “科爾特斯宮”
- Czech: “Palacio de las Cortes”
- Esperanto: “Kortesa Palaco”
- Finnish: “Palacio de las Cortes”
- French: “palais des Cortes”
- French: “Palais des Cortès”
- Galician: “Palacio das Cortes”
- Hebrew: “ארמון הפרלמנט של ספרד”
- Indonesian: “Istana Cortes”
- Italian: “palazzo delle Corti”
- Italian: “Palazzo delle Corti”
- Japanese: “コルテス宮殿”
- Japanese: “下院議事堂”
- Portuguese: “Palácio das Cortes”
- Portuguese: “Palacio de las Cortes, Madrid”
- Russian: “Дворец Кортесов”
- Slovenian: “palača Cortesa”
- Slovenian: “palača Kongresa poslancev”
- Spanish: “Congreso de los Diputados”
- Spanish: “Palacio de las Cortes de Espana”
- Spanish: “Palacio de las Cortes de España”
- Spanish: “Palacio de las Cortes”
- Spanish: “Palacio del Congreso de los Diputados”
- Spanish: “Palacio del Congreso”
- Ukrainian: “Палац Кортесів”
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