Cajal Institute
The Cajal Institute is a research center in neurobiology which belongs to the Spanish National Research Council. The IC originates from the Laboratorio de Investigaciones Biológicas, founded in 1900 by order of King Alfonso XIII on the occasion of the Moscow Prize to Santiago Ramón y Cajal.Photo: Jlmsanmartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Research
- Description: Spanish research center in neurobiology in Madrid
- Also known as: “CSIC - Instituto Cajal”, “Instituto Cajal, CSIC”, and “Instituto de Neurobiología Ramón y Cajal”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and National Auditorium of Music.
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Stadium
The Bernabéu is a retractable roof football stadium in Madrid, Spain. With a seating capacity of 83,186 following its extensive renovation completed in late 2024, the stadium has the second-largest seating capacity for a football stadium in Spain, behind Camp Nou in Barcelona. Santiago Bernabéu Stadium is situated 1 km northwest of Cajal Institute.
National Auditorium of Music
Arts center
Photo: Xauxa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Auditorio Nacional de Música is a complex of concert venues located in Madrid, Spain and the main concert hall in the Madrid metropolitan area. It comprises two main concert rooms: a symphonic hall and a chamber music hall. National Auditorium of Music is situated 340 metres southeast of Cajal Institute.
Monument to Julián Besteiro, Madrid
Work of art
Photo: Asqueladd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monument to Julián Besteiro, Madrid is a work of art, which is situated 100 metres southwest of Cajal Institute.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Viso and Ciudad Jardín.
El Viso
Quarter
El Viso is a neighborhood of Madrid, part of the Chamartín District. Consisting mainly of residential detached houses, it is currently the wealthiest neighborhood of the Spanish capital, overtaking the Salamanca District.
Ciudad Jardín
Quarter
Photo: Metro Centric, CC BY 2.0.
Ciudad Jardín is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Chamartín. It is located between Calle Príncipe de Vergara, Avenida Ramón y Cajal and Calle López de Hoyos, the latter being one of the longest streets in the city and well known for its great commercial activity.
Hispanoamérica
Quarter
Photo: Alejandro Polanco, CC BY 3.0.
Hispanoamérica is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Chamartín. It has an area of 1.707406 km2. As of 1 March 2020, it has a population of 32,181.
Cajal Institute
- Categories: medical research center, research institute, building, office, and education
- Location: Chamartín, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.44829° or 40° 26′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.68034° or 3° 40′ 49″ westOperator
CSICOpen location code
8CGRC8X9+8VOpenStreetMap ID
way 335729387OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
office=researchWikidata ID
Q3298768
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Cajal Institute” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Institut Cajal”
- Catalan: “Instituto Cajal”
- Dutch: “Cajal Institute”
- Esperanto: “Instituto Cajal”
- Polish: “Instituto Cajal”
- Portuguese: “Instituto Cajal”
- Spanish: “INRC”
- Spanish: “Instituto Cajal”
- Spanish: “Instituto de Neurobiologia Ramon y Cajal”
- Spanish: “Instituto de Neurobiología Ramón y Cajal”
- Spanish: “Instituto para Investigaciones Biologicas”
- Spanish: “Instituto para Investigaciones Biológicas”
- Spanish: “Laboratorio Cajal”
- Spanish: “Laboratorio de Investigaciones Biologicas”
- Spanish: “Laboratorio de Investigaciones Biológicas”
- Tatar: “Кахаль институты”
- Welsh: “Sefydliad Cajal”
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