Monument to Cuba
The Monument to Cuba is an instance of public art in Madrid, Spain, consisting of a fountain over which an sculptural group topped by an allegory of Cuba emerges from. It is located at El Retiro Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: monument in Madrid, Spain
- Also known as: “Cuba” and “Monument to Cuba (Madrid)”
- Inscription: “A Cuba”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Biblioteca Nacional de España and National Archaeological Museum.
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 northwest of Monument to Cuba.
National Archaeological Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The National Archaeological Museum is a archaeology museum in Madrid, Spain. It is located on Calle de Serrano beside the Plaza de Colón, sharing its building with the National Library of Spain. National Archaeological Museum is situated 770 metres northwest of Monument to Cuba.
Puerta de Alcalá
Photo: Enric, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Puerta de Alcalá is a Neo-classical gate in the Plaza de la Independencia in Madrid, Spain. It was a gate of the former Walls of Philip IV. It stands near the city center and several meters away from the main entrance to the Parque del Buen Retiro. Puerta de Alcalá is situated 610 metres west of Monument to Cuba.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Recoletos and Ibiza.
Recoletos
Quarter
Photo: Rubén Vique, CC BY 2.0.
Recoletos is one of the six wards of Salamanca in Madrid, Spain.
Ibiza
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
Monument to Cuba
- Categories: fountain, group of sculptures, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Retiro, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.41934° or 40° 25′ 10″ northLongitude
-3.68155° or 3° 40′ 54″ westOpen location code
8CGRC899+P9OpenStreetMap ID
way 626041830OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q97925401
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Monument to Cuba” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Monument a Cuba”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نافورة كوبا”
- Spanish: “Cuba”
- Spanish: “Monumento a Cuba (Madrid)”
- Spanish: “Monumento a Cuba”
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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 “Monument to Cuba”. Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.