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Calle De Fuencarral
Calle de Fuencarral is a street in the center of downtown Madrid, Spain. Today, it is a popular shopping street and tourist area. It also serves as the dividing line between the Chueca, Madrid, Chueca and Malasaña neighborhoods of downtown Madrid. The street is noteworthy for being the fourth most expensive street to live on in Madrid. The street intersects with Gran Vía (Madrid), Gran Vía, and runs parallel to Calle Hortaleza and Calle de Valverde. History The street derives its name from the old township of Fuencarral outside of the old city of Madrid. Before Madrid was declared the capital of Spain, the northern part of the street was covered with streams and forests, and the street connected the city of Madrid to the old township of Fuencarral, which was annexed to the city of Madrid in 1950. In 2009, part of the street was transformed to only allow foot traffic. Places of Interest *Museo de Historia de Madrid, The Museum of the History of Madrid is located at number ...
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Gran Vía (Madrid)
Gran Via may refer to: * Gran Vía, Madrid, street in Madrid * Gran Vía (Madrid Metro), metro station in Madrid * Gran Vía de Montero Ríos, street in Pontevedra * Gran Vía de Don Diego López de Haro, street in Bilbao * Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, street in Barcelona * Granvia l'Hospitalet, a major business district of Barcelona * Gran Via Productions, a film production company founded by producer Mark Johnson * Gran vía (song), from Quevedo's 2024 album ''Buenas Noches'', with Aitana La Gran Vía may also refer to: * '' La Gran Vía'' (1886), a Spanish zarzuela {{disambiguation, road ...
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Tribunal (Madrid Metro)
Tribunal is a station on Line 1 and Line 10 of the Madrid Metro. Originally opened under the name Hospicio, it has been operating since 1919. It is located in Zone A. History The station opened on 17 October 1919 and was one of the first 8 stations on the network. Its original name came from the Real Hospicio de San Fernando, located on Calle Fuencarral near the metro's entrance. It was later renamed Tribunal, after the Tribunal de Cuentas, also located on Calle Fuencarral near the metro's entrance. The Line 10 platforms opened on 18 December 1981 as part of the Carabanchel–Chamartín de la Rosa suburbano railway then operated by FEVE, which shortly afterwards was transferred to the Community of Madrid The Community of Madrid (; ) is one of the seventeen autonomous communities and 50 provinces of Spain, provinces of Spain. It is located at the heart of the Iberian Peninsula and Meseta Central, Central Plateau (); its capital and largest munici .... References L ...
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Gran Vía (Madrid Metro)
Gran Vía is a station on Line 1 and Line 5 of the Madrid Metro, located underneath the Gran Vía ("Great Way") and Red de San Luis Plaza in the Centro district of Madrid. It is located in fare zone A. History The station was opened in 1919 as one of the original 8 metro stops in Madrid. The original name of the station was Red de San Luis after the nearby plaza. The Gran Vía street was still under construction at that time, but a year later the station adopted that name. During the dictatorship of Franco, the name was changed again to José Antonio. This was done in parallel with the renaming of the Gran Vía street to José Antonio Avenue by Franco, in honor of José Antonio, founder of the fascist party Falange. In 1970, the Line 5 platforms opened under the name José Antonio. Fourteen years later, in 1984, the station returned to its previous name of Gran Vía. For many years, the station was known for that housed the elevators, built by the architect Antonio Pa ...
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Bilbao (Madrid Metro)
Bilbao is a station on Line 1 and Line 4 of the Madrid Metro The Madrid Metro (Spanish: ''Metro de Madrid'') is a rapid transit system serving the city of Madrid, capital of Spain. The system is the 14th longest rapid transit system in the world, with a total length of . Its growth between 1995 and 200 .... It is located in Zone A and is near to the Glorieta de Bilbao. History The station opened in 1919 on Line 1 and is one of the first eight stations on the network between Cuatro Caminos and Sol. The Line 4 station opened in 1944 on the first section on the line between Argüelles and Goya. Following nearly two years of extensive construction works, the station reopened in July 2020, now equipped with a total of seven elevators and updated wall linings. References Line 1 (Madrid Metro) stations Line 4 (Madrid Metro) stations Railway stations in Spain opened in 1919 Buildings and structures in Centro District, Madrid Buildings and structures in Chamberí ...
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Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits, second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its wikt:monocentric, monocentric Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area is the List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, second-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the Manzanares (river), River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding Community of Madrid, autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also th ...
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Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state. Spanning across the majority of the Iberian Peninsula, its territory also includes the Canary Islands, in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands, in the Western Mediterranean Sea, and the Autonomous communities of Spain#Autonomous cities, autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, in mainland Africa. Peninsular Spain is bordered to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Spain's capital and List of largest cities in Spain, largest city is Madrid, and other major List of metropolitan areas in Spain, urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, ...
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Chueca, Madrid
Chueca is an area of central Madrid, named after its main square, Plaza de Chueca. It is known as Madrid's gay neighbourhood. Plaza de Chueca was named after Spanish composer and author Federico Chueca. It is located in the administrative ward in the central Madrid neighbourhood of Justicia. Chueca is very lively, with many street cafes and boutique shops. ''Lonely Planet'' describes it as "extravagantly gay, lively young, and always inclusive regardless of your sexual orientation." Places of interest *San Antón Church, which contains the bones of Saint Valentine *Mercado de San Antón *Plaza de Chueca *Museo del Romanticismo Art in Chueca In the later half of the 2010s, Chueca had become a centre for gay art. The ''Festival Visible'' which takes place every year during the Gay Pride, has included works by Jean Cocteau, Wilhelm van Gloeden, David Hochney, Tom of Finland, Roberto González Fernández or David Trullo. Shows such as "''De bares hacia la exposicio ...
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Malasaña
Malasaña is a neighborhood district located in the center of Madrid, Spain. The district is square, bordered by '' Gran Vía'' to the south, '' Calle Fuencarral'' to the eastCalle Carranzato the north, and '' Calle de San Bernardo'' to the west. Overview Malasaña is situated west of Chueca and east of Argüelles, making it a central neighborhood in Madrid. It is connected to the rest of the city by several metro stations. Notable residents include Esperanza Aguirre, the former president of the Community of Madrid, as well as various politicians and artists. The neighborhood is named after Manuela Malasaña, a 15-year-old girl who lived oSan Andrés Street who was executed by French troops following the Dos de Mayo Uprising in 1808. A roundabout near the Glorieta de Bilbao also bears her name. The heart of the district is the Plaza del Dos de Mayo, a square that commemorates the uprising against the occupying forces and its violent suppression, an event that marked th ...
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Calle Hortaleza
The Calle de Hortaleza is a street in central Madrid, Spain. It is arguably the main thoroughfare passing through Chueca, the epicenter of the LGBT community in the city. History and description Entirely located in the administrative neighborhood of Justicia (Centro District Centro District is located in the Valles Centrales Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. The district includes the state capital Oaxaca and satellite towns. The district has an average elevation of 1,550 meters. The climate is mild, with averag ...), it starts at its junction with the Gran Vía (near the so-called "Red de San Luis"), and running northwards it ends at the Plaza de Santa Bárbara. a widening of the street, at whose end the Gate of Santa Bárbara was located in ancient times, the origin point of the roads to the villages of Chamartín and Hortaleza. In the 17th century the street was part of the slums beyond the boundaries of the enclosed city centre. Some of the standout landmarks loc ...
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Fuencarral
Fuencarral is a neighborhood located in the northern part of Madrid, Spain. It includes the municipal area of the ancient town of Fuencarral, which was annexed to the city of Madrid by a decree of November 10, 1950. Administratively, Fuencarral belongs to the municipal district of Valverde in the district of Fuencarral-El Pardo Fuencarral-El Pardo is one of the 21 Districts of Madrid, districts that form the city of Madrid, Spain. Overview Fuencarral-El Pardo is the district number 8 and consists of the following neighborhoods: El Pardo (81), Fuentelarreina (82), Peñagr .... Images Gallery Image:Fuencarral_calle_valverde.jpg, Nuestra Señora de Valverde Street Image:Fuencarral_iglesia_cruz.jpg, The cross of San Miguel's church Image:Fuencarral_parroquia.jpg, Details of the entrance to the Parish of Fuencarral Image:Fuencarral_virgen_valverde.jpg, Welcome to Virgin of Valverde on April 25 External links Fuencarral in Google Maps Neighbourhoods of Madrid Former municipa ...
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Museo De Historia De Madrid
The Museum of History of Madrid ()) is a history museum located on Calle de Fuencarral in downtown Madrid, Spain that chronicles the history of the city. It was opened as the ''Museo Municipal'' ("Municipal Museum") in 1929, and was renamed as the ''Museo de Historia de Madrid'' in 2007. History The museum's building was formerly the Real Hospicio de San Fernando, Royal Hospice of San Fernando, built in 1673. It was designed by Spanish architect Pedro de Ribera. The museum opened in 1929 as the Museo Municipal (municipal museum). The museum was closed in 1955 for building reforms, and was not reopened to the public until 1978. In 2007 it was renamed as the Museo de Historia de Madrid. Collection The museum's permanent collection demonstrates the history of Madrid from 1561 when Madrid became the capital of Spain to the beginning of the twentieth century. The collection is divided into three sections: * Madrid, Villa, Corte y capital de dos mundos (''Madrid, town, court, and capi ...
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Real Hospicio De San Fernando
The Royal Hospice of San Fernando (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Real Hospicio de San Fernando'') is a former hospice located in Madrid, Spain. The building now houses the Museo de Historia de Madrid. It was first declared historical-artistic monument in 1919 and'' Bien de Interés Cultural'' in 1985. Among the boys from poor families living there in the 19th century was Pablo Iglesias Posse, Pablo Iglesias, who would later become a founder of Socialism in Spain, and Iglesias' younger brother who would die young of tuberculosis. References

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