Casa de Correos building

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The Casa de Correos building is a historic 18th-century government edifice in Madrid best known for its clock tower that marks Spain’s traditional New Year’s Eve celebrations in Puerta del Sol.

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Casa de Correos building canonical 2
Real Casa de Correos 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building
government building
historic monument
address Puerta del Sol
surface form: Puerta del Sol, Madrid, Spain
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
associatedWith Spanish New Year’s Eve tradition of eating twelve grapes
category Buildings and structures in Sol neighborhood, Madrid
city Madrid
clockChimes twelve chimes at midnight on New Year’s Eve
constructionStart 1766
country Spain
designedBy Jauregui y Aguilar (attributed)
floorCount 3
formerUse Ministry of the Interior headquarters
central post office of Madrid
police headquarters
hasClock clock installed on the tower
hasFacade symmetrical main façade facing Puerta del Sol
hasFeature arched entrance
balconies on main façade
central pediment
hasFunction timekeeping for New Year’s Eve chimes
hasNameInLanguage Casa de Correos
surface form: Casa de Correos (Spanish)
hasPart central courtyard
clock tower
heritageDesignation Bien de Interés Cultural (building in Madrid)
heritageStatus protected historic building
imageSubject iconic symbol of Puerta del Sol
inception 18th century
locatedIn Community of Madrid
Madrid
Puerta del Sol
Spain
material brick
stone
notableFor New Year’s Eve celebrations in Puerta del Sol
broadcast of the twelve chimes on Spanish television
clock tower
ownedBy Government of the Community of Madrid
surface form: Community of Madrid government
publicAccess exterior accessible to the public
region central Madrid
roofType sloping tiled roof
shape rectangular plan
significantEvent annual New Year’s Eve public gathering in Puerta del Sol
touristAttraction yes
translation Post Office House
use regional government offices
seat of the Presidency of the Community of Madrid

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Puerta del Sol hasFeature Casa de Correos building
Government of the Community of Madrid seat Casa de Correos building
this entity surface form: Real Casa de Correos
Kilometer Zero plaque hasNearbyLandmark Casa de Correos building
this entity surface form: Real Casa de Correos
clock tower of Casa de Correos partOf Casa de Correos building