Royal Basilica of Our Lady of Atocha
The Royal Basilica of Our Lady of Atocha or Real Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Atocha is a large church in central Madrid on Avenida de la Ciudad de Barcelona, 1. It is run by the Dominican order.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in central Madrid, Spain
- Also known as: “Basilica of Nuestra Senora de Atocha”, “Basilica of Nuestra Señora de Atocha”, and “iglesiaAtocha”
- Address: Calle de Julián Gayarre 1, Madrid, 28014
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Tapestry Factory and Museum Reina Sofía.
Royal Tapestry Factory
Museum
Photo: Jalcaire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal Tapestry Factory is a factory making tapestries in Madrid, Spain, which was founded in 1720 and is still in operation.
Museum Reina Sofía
Museum
Photo: Zaqarbal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía is Spain's national museum of 20th-century art. The museum was officially inaugurated on September 10, 1992, and is named for Queen Sofía. Museum Reina Sofía is situated 1 km west of Royal Basilica of Our Lady of Atocha.
Madrid Atocha Railway Station
Metro station
Photo: Roxanna Salceda, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Madrid Atocha, also named Madrid Puerta de Atocha–Almudena Grandes, is the oldest major railway station in Madrid. It is the largest station serving commuter trains, regional trains from the south and southeast, intercity trains from Navarre, Cádiz and Huelva… Madrid Atocha Railway Station is situated 460 metres west of Royal Basilica of Our Lady of Atocha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pacífico and Atocha.
Pacífico
Quarter
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Pacífico is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Retiro.
Atocha
Quarter
Atocha is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Arganzuela.
Retiro-Paseo del Arte
Retiro is a district in eastern-central Madrid. While it is dominated by the Retiro Park, it also houses 125,000 residents. This article also includes the Paseo del Arte where the city's most famous art museums are lined up.
Royal Basilica of Our Lady of Atocha
- Categories: Catholic parish church, minor basilica, national shrine, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Retiro, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.40559° or 40° 24′ 20″ northLongitude
-3.6835° or 3° 41′ 1″ westElevation
635 metres (2,083 feet)Levels
5Open location code
8CGRC848+6JOpenStreetMap ID
way 38755268OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicGeoNames ID
11961523Wikidata ID
Q3402038
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Tagalog—“Royal Basilica of Our Lady of Atocha” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Atochako basilika”
- Catalan: “Basílica d’Atocha”
- Chinese: “阿托查圣母圣殿”
- French: “basilique d’Atocha”
- French: “basilique de la Vierge-d’Atocha”
- French: “Basilique Notre-Dame-d’Atocha de Madrid”
- French: “basilique Notre-Dame-d’Atocha”
- French: “basilique royale Notre-Dame-d’Atocha”
- Galician: “basílica de Nosa Señora de Atocha”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Bunda dari Atocha, Madrid”
- Italian: “Basilica reale di Nuestra Señora de Atocha”
- Italian: “Basilica Reale di Nuestra Señora de Atocha”
- Macedonian: “Базилика Нуестра Сенора де Атока”
- Portuguese: “Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Atocha”
- Spanish: “basílica de Atocha”
- Spanish: “Basilica de la Virgen de Atocha”
- Spanish: “Basílica de la Virgen de Atocha”
- Spanish: “Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Atocha”
- Spanish: “Basilica de nuestra señora de atocha”
- Spanish: “Basílica de nuestra senora de atocha”
- Spanish: “basílica de Nuestra Señora de Atocha”
- Spanish: “Real Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Atocha”
- Spanish: “Real Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Atocha”
- Spanish: “Real Basílica de Nuestra Senora de Atocha”
- Spanish: “Real basílica de Nuestra Señora de Atocha”
- Spanish: “Real Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Atocha”
- Tagalog: “Basilika ng Nuestra Señora de Atocha”
- “Real Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Atocha”
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