Fountain of Neptune
The Fountain of Neptune is a neoclassical fountain located in Madrid, Spain. It lies on the centre of the Plaza de Cánovas del Castillo, a roundabout in the Paseo del Prado. The sculptural group in its centre represents Neptune, a Roman water deity.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 es.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: fountain in Madrid
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Naval Museum of Madrid and Biblioteca Nacional de España.
Naval Museum of Madrid
Museum
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Naval Museum is a naval museum in Madrid, Spain, devoted to the history of the Spanish Navy since the Catholic Monarchs, in the 15th century, up to the present. Naval Museum of Madrid is situated 290 metres northeast of Fountain of Neptune.
Biblioteca Nacional de España
Library
The Biblioteca Nacional de España is the national library of Spain. It is the largest public library in the country, and one of the largest in the world. Biblioteca Nacional de España is situated 1 km north of Fountain of Neptune.
Museum Reina Sofía
Museum
Photo: Zaqarbal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Museum Reina Sofía is situated 800 metres south of Fountain of Neptune.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cortes and Jerónimos.
Cortes
Quarter
Photo: Ricardo Ricote Rodríguez, CC BY 2.0.
Cortes is an administrative ward of Madrid belonging to the district of Centro.
Jerónimos
Quarter
Photo: Brian Adamson, CC BY 2.0.
Los Jerónimos is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Retiro. It is 1.900627 km² in size. The Retiro Park, the Town Hall and the Prado Museum are located within its limits.
Sol-Letras-Lavapiés
Photo: tomasfano, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sol, Letras and Lavapiés are neighbourhoods in central Madrid, the capital of Spain.
Fountain of Neptune
- Categories: fountain, sculpture, tourism, historic site, and monument
- Location: Centro, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.41526° or 40° 24′ 55″ northLongitude
-3.69415° or 3° 41′ 39″ westOpen location code
8CGRC884+48OpenStreetMap ID
way 553098274OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q1472798
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Fountain of Neptune” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Neptunoren iturria (Madril)”
- Basque: “Neptunoren iturria”
- Catalan: “Font de Neptú”
- Catalan: “Fuente de Neptuno”
- Dutch: “Fuente de Neptuno”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نافورة نبتون”
- Esperanto: “Fontano Neptuno”
- French: “fontaine de Neptune”
- French: “Fontaine de Neptune”
- German: “Fuente de Neptuno”
- Italian: “Fontana di Nettuno”
- Italian: “Fonte Neptuno”
- Korean: “넵투노 분수”
- Korean: “포세이돈 분수대”
- Portuguese: “Fonte de neptuno”
- Portuguese: “Fonte de Neptuno”
- Portuguese: “Plaza de cánovas del castillo”
- Portuguese: “Plaza de Cánovas del Castillo”
- Portuguese: “Plaza de Neptuno”
- Russian: “Нептун”
- Spanish: “Fuente de Neptuno”
- Spanish: “Neptuno”
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