Palacio de Fomento

The Palace of Fomento, also known as the Ministry of Agriculture Building, is a nineteenth-century office building in , . Designed by Ricardo Velázquez Bosco, and built between 1893 and 1897, it is on a prominent site opposite Atocha railway station.
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  • Type: Public building
  • Description: cultural property in Madrid, Spain
  • Also known as: “Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain headquarters”
  • Address: Paseo de la Infanta Isabel 1, Madrid, 28014
  • Roof shape: dome

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum Reina Sofía and Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid.

Museum
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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. is situated 370 metres west of Palacio de Fomento.

Garden
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is an 8 hectares botanical garden in . The public entrance is located at Plaza de Murillo, next to the .

Metro station
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Madrid Atocha, also named Madrid Puerta de Atocha–Almudena Grandes, is the oldest major railway station in . It is the largest station serving commuter trains, regional trains from the south and southeast, intercity trains from , and … is situated 260 metres southeast of Palacio de Fomento.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palos de la Frontera and Jerónimos.

Quarter
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is an administrative neighborhood of belonging to the district of . It has an area of 0.643542 km2.

Quarter
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Los is an administrative neighborhood of belonging to the district of . It is 1.900627 km² in size. The Retiro Park, the and the Prado Museum are located within its limits.

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

Palacio de Fomento

Latitude
40.4089° or 40° 24′ 32″ north
Longitude
-3.69034° or 3° 41′ 25″ west
Inception
1890
Levels
5
Open location code
8CGRC855+HV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28684061
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­dome
Wiki­data ID
Q15253453
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Palacio de Fomento” goes by many names.

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