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Banco de España

Banco de España is a station on Line 2 of the Madrid Metro located in the in the Calle de Alcalá, next to the , perpendicular to the .
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  • Type: Railway stop
  • Description: Madrid Metro station
  • Also known as: “Banco de Espana”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Caryatid Building and Biblioteca Nacional de España.

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Edificio de Las Cariátides is a building in the capital of built by Spanish architect, Antonio Palacios. The building was later the head office of the Central Bank and later of the Santander Bank.

Library
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The is the national library of Spain. It is the largest public library in the country, and one of the largest in the world. is situated 670 metres northeast of Banco de España.

Public building
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Cibeles Palace, formally known as Palacio de Comunicaciones and Palacio de Telecomunicaciones until 2011, is a complex composed of two buildings with white facades and is located in one of the historical centres of , . is situated 250 metres east of Banco de España.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Justicia and Cortes.

Quarter
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is a ward of belonging to the district of . It contains the neighborhoods of and Salesas.

Quarter
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is an administrative ward of belonging to the district of .

Neighborhood
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is an area of central Madrid, named after its main square, Plaza de . It is known as Madrid's gay neighbourhood. Plaza de was named after Spanish composer and author Federico .

Banco de España

Latitude
40.41907° or 40° 25′ 9″ north
Longitude
-3.69493° or 3° 41′ 42″ west
Elevation
658 metres (2,159 feet)
Operator
Metro de Madrid
Open location code
8CGRC894+J2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 25903355
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­stop
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
11996288
Wiki­data ID
Q2481227
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Banco de España” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بانكو دي إسبانيا”
  • Basque: “Banco de España geltokia”
  • Catalan: “Banco de España”
  • Chinese: “西班牙银行站”
  • Dutch: “Banco de España”
  • Esperanto: “Banco de España”
  • French: “Banco de España”
  • Galician: “Banco de España”
  • German: “Banco de España”
  • Hungarian: “Banco de España metróállomás”
  • Hungarian: “Banco de España”
  • Irish: “Banco de España”
  • Italian: “Banco de España”
  • Japanese: “バンコ・デ・エスパーニャ”
  • Korean: “방코 데 에스파냐역”
  • Lombard: “Banco de España”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Banco de España”
  • Polish: “Banco de España”
  • Portuguese: “Banco de España”
  • Portuguese: “Estação Banco de España”
  • Spanish: “Banco de España”
  • Spanish: “Estación de Banco de España”
  • “Banco de España”

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