Royal Observatory of Madrid

The Royal Observatory of Madrid is a historic observatory situated on a small hill next to the Buen Retiro Park in , Spain. It was founded in 1790 and has been engaged in continuous scientific activity since then.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: observatory in Madrid, Spain
  • Also known as: “Observatorio Astronómico”, “Observatorio Astronomico de Madrid”, “Observatorio Astronómico de Madrid”, “Observatorio Astronómico y Meteorológico de Madrid”, “Real Observatorio Astronómico”, and “Royal Observatory, Madrid”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Museum Reina Sofía and Madrid Atocha Railway Station.

Museum
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The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía is Spain's national museum of 20th-century art. is situated 620 metres west of Royal Observatory of Madrid.

Metro station
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Madrid Atocha, also named Madrid Puerta… is situated 200 metres southwest of Royal Observatory of Madrid.

Garden
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is an 8 hectares botanical garden in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palos de la Frontera and Jerónimos.

Quarter
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is an administrative neighborhood…

Quarter
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Los is an administrative neighborhood of belonging to the district of .

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is an administrative neighborhood of belonging to the district of .

Royal Observatory of Madrid

Latitude
40.40844° or 40° 24′ 30″ north
Longitude
-3.68727° or 3° 41′ 14″ west
Open location code
8CGRC857+93
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29471311
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q4274351
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Royal Observatory of Madrid” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Madrilgo Errege Behatokia”
  • Catalan: “Reial Observatori de Madrid”
  • Chinese: “马德里皇家天文台”
  • Dutch: “Koninklijk Observatorium van Madrid”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المرصد الملكى لمدريد”
  • French: “observatoire royal”
  • French: “Observatoire royal”
  • Galician: “Real Observatorio de Madrid”
  • Italian: “osservatorio reale di Madrid”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio reale di Madrid”
  • Japanese: “マドリード王立天文台”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Madridobservatoriet”
  • Russian: “Мадридская астрономическая обсерватория”
  • Spanish: “Real Observatorio de Madrid”
  • Urdu: “رائل رصدگاہ آف میڈرڈ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Edificio Villanueva and Astrograph Pavillion.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Alfonso XII - Estación De Atocha and Clínica Eugin Madrid.

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