Benalmádena Stupa
Benalmádena Stupa is a stupa in Benalmádena, Málaga in the Andalusian region of southern Spain, overlooking Costa del Sol. It is 33 m high and is the tallest stupa in Europe.Photo: B Milnes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours:
Tuesday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—2:00 PM and 4:00 PM—6:30 PM
Monday: closed - Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Stupa in Málaga, Spain
- Also known as: “Benalmadena Stupa”, “Enlightenment Stupa”, and “Stupa de la Iluminación en Benalmádena”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castillo de Colomares and Torremuelle Station.
Castillo de Colomares
Monument
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castillo de Colomares is a monument, in the form of a castle, dedicated to the life and adventures of Christopher Columbus. It was built near Benalmádena in Spain, between 1987 and 1994. Castillo de Colomares is situated 800 metres east of Benalmádena Stupa.
Torremuelle Station
Railway station
Photo: Miwipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torremuelle Station is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Benalmádena Stupa.
Plaza Toros Benalmádena
Stadium
Photo: Nathan Hughes Hamilton, CC BY 2.0.
Plaza Toros Benalmádena is a stadium, which is situated 2 km northeast of Benalmádena Stupa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torreblanca and Arroyo de la Miel.
Torreblanca
Suburb
Photo: Tyk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Torreblanca is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Benalmádena Stupa.
Arroyo de la Miel
Suburb
Photo: Terry Whalebone, CC BY 2.0.
Benalmádena is a town of 68,000 people on the Spanish Costa del Sol. It consists of three parts; Benalmádena Pueblo, Arroyo de la Miel and Benalmádena Costa. Arroyo de la Miel is situated 4½ km east of Benalmádena Stupa.
Mijas
Mijas is a town and municipality in the Costa del Sol in southern Spain. It consists of Mijas Pueblo a typically Andalusian white-washed village at the mountain side of Sierra de Mijas 428 m above mean sea level.
Benalmádena Stupa
- Categories: architectural structure, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Benalmádena, Costa del Sol, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
36.58816° or 36° 35′ 17″ northLongitude
-4.58119° or 4° 34′ 52″ westOpen location code
8C8QHCQ9+7GOpenStreetMap ID
way 299305682OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q1817748
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Spanish—“Benalmádena Stupa” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Ступа на Просветлението в Беналмадена”
- Bulgarian: “Ступа на Просветлението”
- Burmese: “Benalmádena Stupa”
- Chinese: “Benalmádena 佛塔”
- Czech: “Stúpa osvícení”
- Czech: “Stúpa probuzení”
- Estonian: “Benalmádena stuupa”
- Georgian: “ბენალმადენას გასხივოსნების სტუპა”
- Georgian: “ბენალმადენის გასხივოსნების სტუპა”
- German: “Stupa in Benalmadena”
- German: “Stupa in Benalmádena”
- Japanese: “ベナルマデナ・ストゥーパ”
- Japanese: “ベナルマデナ仏塔”
- Spanish: “Estupa de la Iluminacion”
- Spanish: “Estupa de la Iluminación”
- Spanish: “Stupa de la Iluminacion”
- Spanish: “Stupa de la Iluminación”
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Highlights include Mariposario de Benalmádena and Club Hockey Benalmadena.
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