Literary Quarter

Literary Quarter is a neighborhood in , , . Literary Quarter is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Plaza de Santa Ana and Teatro de la Comedia.

Square
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is a plaza located in central , , nearby and Calle de Huertas, in the Barrio de las Letras. It features monuments to Spanish Golden Age writer Pedro Calderón de la Barca and to the poet and playwright Federico…

Theater building
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The is a theater in , inaugurated on Calle del Príncipe in 1875 and rebuilt in 1915 after a devastating fire. In 1986 it was designated the headquarters of the National Classical Theater Company and in 1999 it was acquired by said company, along with five other floors of the same building, by the Spanish Ministry of Culture.

Theater building
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, formerly Teatro del Príncipe and Corral del Príncipe, is a public theatre administered by the Government of , Spain. The original location was an open-air theatre in medieval times, where short performances and some theatrical pieces, which became part of famous classical literature in later years, were staged.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sol-Letras-Lavapiés and Cortes.

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Sol, Letras and Lavapiés are neighbourhoods in central , the capital of .

Quarter
Photo: Ricardo Ricote Rodríguez, CC BY 2.0.
is an administrative ward of belonging to the district of .

Quarter
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is an administrative neighborhood of belonging to the district of . It has a total area of around 44.5 hectares. Hugely affected by the impact of tourism, by 2018 it had over 2 tourists per 1 permanent dweller.

Literary Quarter

Latitude
40.41527° or 40° 24′ 55″ north
Longitude
-3.70089° or 3° 42′ 3″ west
Open location code
8CGRC78X+4J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1862937674
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q5721097
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Literary Quarter” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Villa-Rosa, Madrid and Tablao Flamenco 1911.

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