Exedra

An exedra is a semicircular architectural recess or platform, sometimes crowned by a semi-dome, and either set into a building's façade or free-standing.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: semicircular niche or recess, often lined with seats
  • Also known as: “exedra”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include El Capricho Park and Palacio de los Duques de Osuna.

Park
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El Capricho is a park in Madrid. The word capricho is Spanish for "whim" or "caprice". It was created by María Josefa Pimentel, Duchess of Osuna on her estate at , which was then outside the city of Madrid.

Castle
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is a castle, which is situated 190 metres northeast of Exedra.

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is situated 140 metres northeast of Exedra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ciudad Pegaso and Palomas.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Quarter
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is a ward of , the capital city of . The ward belongs to the district of .

Quarter
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is an administrative neighborhood of , belonging to the district. It is named after the former namesake municipality, absorbed by Madrid in 1949.

Exedra

Latitude
40.45584° or 40° 27′ 21″ north
Longitude
-3.59718° or 3° 35′ 50″ west
Open location code
8CGRFC43+84
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1740903754
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q594648
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Exedra” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “استراحة”
  • Arabic: “الشرقية”
  • Basque: “exedra”
  • Basque: “Exedra”
  • Catalan: “Exedra”
  • Chinese: “凹室”
  • Chinese: “半圆形观景楼”
  • Chinese: “半圓形觀景樓”
  • Chinese: “有座前廊”
  • Croatian: “Eksedra”
  • Czech: “Exedra”
  • Dutch: “exedra”
  • Dutch: “Exedra”
  • Esperanto: “Eksedro”
  • Finnish: “Eksedra”
  • French: “exèdre”
  • French: “Exèdre”
  • Galician: “Exedra”
  • German: “Exedra”
  • Hebrew: “אקסדרה”
  • Hungarian: “exedra”
  • Italian: “esedra”
  • Italian: “Esedra”
  • Japanese: “エクセドラ”
  • Latin: “Exedra”
  • Polish: “Eksedra”
  • Portuguese: “êxedra”
  • Portuguese: “Êxedra”
  • Romanian: “Exedră”
  • Russian: “Экседра”
  • Slovenian: “eksedra”
  • Slovenian: “Eksedra”
  • Spanish: “exedra”
  • Spanish: “Exedra”
  • Swedish: “Exedra”
  • Turkish: “Ekoylum”
  • Turkish: “Eksedra”
  • Ukrainian: “Екседра”

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