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Embajadores
Embajadores is an administrative neighborhood (''barrio'') of Madrid, belonging to the Centro District. Delimitation The area lies in the southern part of the Centro District, the later located in the centre of the city, as its name indicates. It is bordered by the streets of Atocha, Concepción Jerónima and Toledo, the Ronda de Toledo, the Ronda de Atocha and the glorieta de Carlos V. It comprises the areas of Lavapiés and El Rastro, roughly divided by the '' calle de Embajadores''. It is 1.032822 km² in size. History Originally, the soil on which the current neighborhood was built was a sparsely populated area to the south of the medieval city limits of Madrid. The area fully urbanised to become an ''arrabal'' of the city in the 16th century. The urban grid did not evolve much since then; as until the mid 19th century, when the plaza de Tirso de Molina was created over the plot made available by the demolition of the convent of La Merced, no noticeable change ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Rastro
El Rastro de Madrid or simply el Rastro is the most popular open air flea market in Madrid (Spain). It is held every Sunday and public holiday during the year and is located along ''Plaza de Cascorro'' and ''Ribera de Curtidores'', between ''Calle Embajadores'' and the ''Ronda de Toledo'' (just south of ''La Latina'' metro station). A great variety of products (new and used) can be found at el Rastro. A number of antique shops in the local area are also open on Sunday. Etymology ''El Rastro'' means "the trail". The market probably owes its name to the tanneries that were once located in ''Ribera de Curtidores'' (''Ribera de Curtidores'' means 'riverside of tanners'). Close by, on the banks of the Manzanares River, was an abattoir. Transporting the slaughtered cattle from the abattoir to the tannery left a trail (''rastro'') of blood along the street. An alternative etymology suggests el Rastro once meant "outside", referring to the fact el Rastro was once outside the jurisdic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Neighborhoods Of Madrid
Madrid, the capital city of Spain, is divided into 21 districts (''distritos''), which are further subdivided into 131 neighborhoods (''barrio ''Barrio'' () is a Spanish language, Spanish word that means "Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter" or "neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residenti ...s''). List {{Districts of Madrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavapiés
Lavapiés is a historic neighbourhood in the city of Madrid, Spain. It is located in the administrative ward (barrio) of Embajadores in the downtown Centro District, southwest of neighbouring neighbourhood La Latina. The name literally means "wash feet" possibly in the fountain in Plaza de Lavapiés which no longer exists. Location The neighborhood is centered on the Plaza de Lavapiés. The boundaries of the Lavapiés neighborhood are Calle Magdalena and Calle Duque de Alba to the north, Calle Embajadores to the southwest, Calle Sebastián and Paseo Santa María de la Cabeza to the southeast, and Calle Atocha to the northeast. Overview Lavapiés was long considered the most "typical" neighborhood of Madrid; humble and somewhat neglected. Now its large immigrant population has given it an exotic, cosmopolitan flavor and it draws many visitors from other parts of Madrid, as well as foreign tourists. An inscription on a fountain in Plaza de Cabestreros is a monument to the Span ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaza De Tirso De Molina
The plaza de Tirso de Molina is a public square in the city of Madrid, Spain. History and description If features a roughly triangular shape, covering an area close to square metres. Created upon the demolition of the Convento de la Merced during the early years of the reign of Isabella II, it was inaugurated under the name of ''Plaza del Progreso'' ("Square of the Progress"), with some trees planted on the plot. After the 1868 Glorious Revolution, the square gained a statue of Juan Álvarez Mendizábal, precisely the minister behind the ecclesiastical confiscation. After the Francoist victory in the Civil War, the statue of Mendizábal was replaced in 1943 by another one representing Gabriel Téllez (best known as "Tirso de Molina"). The square undertook a major revamp in the 2000s, seeking to reinforce its value as pedestrian area. The project was authored by the Haiku Studio. The reform was inaugurated in 2006. Located it the north of Embajadores, it constitutes a refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wards Of Madrid
Madrid, the capital city of Spain, is divided into 21 districts (''distritos''), which are further subdivided into 131 neighborhoods (''barrios''). List {{Districts of Madrid Wards of Madrid, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centro (Madrid)
Centro is a district of Madrid, Spain. It is approximately 5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi) in size. It has a population of 149,718 people and a population density of 28,587/km2 (74,040/sq mi). It roughly corresponds to the bulk of the housing formerly enclosed by the so-called Walls of Philip IV. The district is made up of the neighbourhoods of Cortes, Embajadores, Justicia, Universidad, Palacio and Sol. History The Centro district of Madrid is the oldest section of the city. Evidence of a stable settlement dates back to Spain's Muslim period. In the second half of the 9th century, the emir of Córdoba, Muhammad I (852–886), built a fortress on a promontory beside the river, the modern-day location of the Royal Palace. Its purpose was to watch the passes of the Sierra de Guadarrama and to initiate raids against the northern Christian countries. The remaining ruins of the fortress's wall are still preserved. A small suburb called Magerit developed to the east of the fortres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronda De Atocha
The Ronda de Atocha is a thoroughfare in Madrid, Spain. It is part of the rim of streets rounding up the city historical centre, following the layout of the Walls of Philip IV. History and description Starting in the Plaza del Emperador Carlos V and ending in the , the ronda de Atocha conforms a stretch of the southern limits of the Centro district. The Ronda occupies part of the layout of the ancient Walls of Philip IV. The ronda already existed when the (1656) was created. The area was refurbished during the reign of Charles III (late 18th century), and the Ronda de Atocha became part of a trident of forested boulevards (along the and the ) that followed the ''patte d'oie'' configuration in vogue at the time. Following the end of the 1936–1939 Spanish Civil War, during the Francoist dictatorship, the name of the Ronda de Atocha was changed to "''General Primo de Rivera''", in reference to Miguel Primo de Rivera. After 1968, the thoroughfare featured one of the three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-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 River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the second-large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cine Doré
The Cine Doré is a cinema in Madrid, Spain. It is currently used for Filmoteca Española screenings. History Envisioned as a "socio-cultural hall", the original venue was commissioned by Mariano Tejero Ruiz in 1912. Years later, in 1922, it was rebuilt as a cinema hall by architect . It fell into disuse in the 1960s. The '' modernista'' façade managed to endure the vicissitudes of 20th-century Spain (including the Civil War), and the venue was rehabilitated by in 1984. In 1989, after a 26 year closure, the Cine Doré re-opened as the venue for Filmoteca Española The Filmoteca Española (Spanish Cinemathèque) is an official institution of the Spanish Ministry of Culture. Its objective is to restore, investigate and conserve the film heritage of Spain and its diffusion. Sites Its cinema where films are ... screenings. References {{Spain-struct-stub Cinemas in Madrid Buildings and structures in Embajadores neighborhood, Madrid Art Nouveau architecture in Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cine Ideal
Cine Ideal, also known under the commercial name Yelmo Cines Ideal is a cinema in Madrid, Spain. It specialises in the screening of films in their original version. History Origins The venue was built on the elongated plot hitherto occupied by some barracks belonging to the Ministry of Development. Designed by , building works started in June 1915. It opened in May 1916. It boasted a reported maximum capacity, according to the journalistic chronicles of the time, of up to 3,000 spectators. In 1932, it was briefly used for stage performances. It was refurbished in 1958. Specialised in genre films in the late 20th century, it closed down towards 1985. Multiplex In 1990, after the purchase by Yelmo Cines, the interior was revamped into a multiplex with 9 screens distributed on two floors, henceforth becoming a linchpin in Madrid for the screening of films in their original version. From April to November 2017, the venue was closed due to refurbishing works that included accessi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flea Market
A flea market (or swap meet) is a type of street market that provides space for vendors to sell previously-owned (second-hand) goods. This type of market is often seasonal. However, in recent years there has been the development of 'formal' and 'casual' markets which divides a fixed-style market (formal) with long-term leases and a seasonal-style market with short-term leases. Consistently, there tends to be an emphasis on sustainable consumption whereby items such as used goods, collectibles, antiques and vintage clothing can be purchased. Flea market vending is distinguished from street vending in that the market alone, and not any other public attraction, brings in buyers. There are a variety of vendors: some part-time who consider their work at flea markets a hobby due to their possession of an alternative job; full-time vendors who dedicate all their time to their stalls and collection of merchandise and rely solely on the profits made at the market. Vendors require sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Complutense University Of Madrid
The Complutense University of Madrid ( es, Universidad Complutense de Madrid; UCM, links=no, ''Universidad de Madrid'', ''Universidad Central de Madrid''; la, Universitas Complutensis Matritensis, links=no) is a public research university located in Madrid. Founded in Alcalá in 1293 (before relocating to Madrid in 1836), it is one of the oldest operating universities in the world. It is located on a sprawling campus that occupies the entirety of the Ciudad Universitaria district of Madrid, with annexes in the district of Somosaguas in the neighboring city of Pozuelo de Alarcón. It is named after the ancient Roman settlement of Complutum, now an archeological site in Alcalá de Henares, just east of Madrid. It enrolls over 86,000 students, making it the third largest non-distance European university by enrollment. It is one of the most prestigious Spanish universities and consistently ranks among the top universities in Spain, together with the University of Barcelona, Pom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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