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Caryatid Building

Edificio de Las Cariátides is a building in the capital of built by Spanish architect, Antonio Palacios. The building was later the head office of the Central Bank and later of the Santander Bank.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Madrid building
  • Also known as: “Edificio de las Cariatides”, “Rio de la Plata Spanish Bank”, and “The Caryatids Building”
  • Address: Madrid
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Biblioteca Nacional de España and Banco de España.

Library
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The is the national library of Spain. It is the largest public library in the country, and one of the largest in the world. is situated 650 metres northeast of Caryatid Building.

Railway stop
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is a station on Line 2 of the Madrid Metro located in the in the Calle de Alcalá, next to the , perpendicular to the .

Public building
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Cibeles Palace, formally known as Palacio de Comunicaciones and Palacio de Telecomunicaciones until 2011, is a complex composed of two buildings with white facades and is located in one of the historical centres of , . is situated 300 metres east of Caryatid Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Justicia and Chueca.

Quarter
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is a ward of belonging to the district of . It contains the neighborhoods of and Salesas.

Neighborhood
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is an area of central Madrid, named after its main square, Plaza de . It is known as Madrid's gay neighbourhood. Plaza de was named after Spanish composer and author Federico .

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

Caryatid Building

Latitude
40.41956° or 40° 25′ 10″ north
Longitude
-3.69536° or 3° 41′ 43″ west
Open location code
8CGRC893+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4487669
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­educational_institution
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q7386456
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Caryatid Building” goes by many names.

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Highlights include Teatro Apolo and Área de Gobierno de Economía y Hacienda.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Caryatid Building”. Photo: Zaqarbal, CC BY-SA 3.0.