Cajal
Cajal is a work of art in Retiro, Madrid, Community of Madrid. Cajal is situated nearby to Fuente de la Sardana, as well as near the work of art Diosa Hera.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Harvey Barrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palacio de Velázquez and Palacio de Cristal del Retiro.
Palacio de Velázquez
Arts center
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Palacio de Velázquez, or Velázquez Palace is an exhibition hall located in Buen Retiro Park, Madrid, Spain. Originally known as the Palacio de la Minería, it was built in 1881-3 for the Exposición Nacional de Minería by architect Ricardo Velázquez Bosco, engineer Alberto Palacio, and ceramist Daniel Zuloaga. Palacio de Velázquez is situated 150 metres south of Cajal.
Palacio de Cristal del Retiro
Arts center
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The Palacio de Cristal is a 19th-century conservatory located in the Buen Retiro Park in Madrid, Spain. It is currently used for art exhibitions. The Palacio de Cristal, in the shape of a Greek cross, is made almost entirely of glass set in an iron framework on a brick base, which is decorated with ceramics. Palacio de Cristal del Retiro is situated 330 metres south of Cajal.
Monument to Alfonso XII
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Kadellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Monument to Alfonso XII is located in Buen Retiro Park, Madrid, Spain. The monument is situated on the east edge of an artificial lake near the center of the park. Monument to Alfonso XII is situated 180 metres northwest of Cajal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jerónimos and Ibiza.
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.
Ibiza
Quarter
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Ibiza is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Retiro. It has an area of 0.490863 km2. As of 1 February 2020, it has a population of 22,050.
Retiro-Paseo del Arte
Retiro is a district in eastern-central Madrid. While it is dominated by the Retiro Park, it also houses 125,000 residents. This article also includes the Paseo del Arte where the city's most famous art museums are lined up.
Cajal
- Type: Work of art
- Categories: group of sculptures, tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Retiro, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.41648° or 40° 24′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.68129° or 3° 40′ 53″ westOpen location code
8CGRC889+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 578219912OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkWikidata ID
Q9034960
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Tahitian—“Cajal” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Cajal”
- Catalan: “Cajal”
- Catalan: “Monument a Santiago Ramón y Cajal”
- Corsican: “Cajal”
- Danish: “Cajal”
- Dutch: “Cajal”
- French: “Cajal”
- Galician: “Cajal”
- German: “Cajal”
- Indonesian: “Cajal”
- Italian: “Cajal”
- Low German: “Cajal”
- Portuguese: “Cajal”
- Romanian: “Cajal”
- Spanish: “Cajal”
- Spanish: “Monumento a Santiago Ramon y Cajal”
- Spanish: “monumento a Santiago Ramón y Cajal”
- Spanish: “Monumento a Santiago Ramón y Cajal”
- Spanish: “Santiago Ramón y Cajal”
- Swedish: “Cajal”
- Tahitian: “Cajal”
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fuente de la Sardana and Diosa Hera.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Nacional Retiro and Senda botánica, el antiguo reservado.
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