El Helicoide

El Helicoide is a building in , Venezuela, owned by the Venezuelan government and used as a facility and prison for both regular and political prisoners of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service.
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  • Type: Prison
  • Description: Venezuelan prison and torture center
  • Also known as: “Sede de la Policía Nacional” and “The Helicolide”
  • Address: Av. Fuerzas Armadas, Caracas, 1040

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Caracas Contemporary Art Museum Armando Reverón and National Art Gallery.

Museum
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Caracas Museum of Contemporary Art is a museum of modern art located in the in , . It was founded on 30 August 1973 by the journalist and art patron Sofía Ímber, also its director from 1973 to her dismissal in the Chavist cultural revolution of 2001. is situated 1½ km northeast of El Helicoide.

Museum
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The also known as Gallery of National Art is located in the Plaza Morelos area of , . The museum opened in May 1976. is situated 1½ km northeast of El Helicoide.

Aerial lift
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is an aerial lift, which is situated 560 metres north of El Helicoide.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caracas and 23 de Enero.

Photo: Gabriela Camaton, CC BY 2.0.
is the capital and largest city of , in northern Venezuela, near the . Venezuela’s urban spirit can be discovered mainly from understanding , its capital city, a busy metropolis famous for its food, cultural diversity, and perfect climate, thanks to the unique combination of a high elevation and proximity to the Caribbean Sea.

Suburb
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is a parish located in the Libertador Bolivarian Municipality west of the city of , . The parish receives its name from the date of the 1958 Venezuelan coup d'état which overthrew dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez. is situated 3 km northwest of El Helicoide.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood of , Venezuela, in the municipality. It is located at East Caracas, near the geographic center of and is one of its financial centres. It has an estimated area of 50.9 hectares… is situated 5 km east of El Helicoide.

El Helicoide

Latitude
10.4892° or 10° 29′ 21″ north
Longitude
-66.91003° or 66° 54′ 36″ west
Operator
SEBIN
Open location code
772MF3QQ+MX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 226465759
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Wiki­data ID
Q3144635
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“El Helicoide” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إلهيليكويدي”
  • Asturian: “El Helicoide”
  • Chinese: “螺旋大厦”
  • Chinese: “螺旋大廈”
  • French: “Helicoide de Caracas”
  • French: “Hélicoïde”
  • German: “El Helicoide”
  • Greek: “Ελ Ελικόιντε”
  • Polish: “Helicoide”
  • Portuguese: “El Helicoide”
  • Russian: “Геликоид”
  • Spanish: “El Helicoide”
  • Spanish: “Helicoide”
  • Swedish: “El Helicoide”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include El Manguito station and Centro Comercial Victoria Plaza.

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