Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid

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public square urban plaza

Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid is a famous monumental square centered around the iconic Cibeles Fountain and flanked by grand historic buildings, serving as a major city landmark and celebration site.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Plaza de Cibeles	10

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public square ⓘ urban plaza ⓘ
architecturalStyle	eclectic monumental ensemble (surrounding buildings) ⓘ
border	Centro District of Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ Retiro District of Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ
celebrationType	Real Madrid football titles ⓘ
connectsTo	Paseo de la Castellana (via Paseo de Recoletos) NERFINISHED ⓘ Plaza de la Independencia NERFINISHED ⓘ Plaza de la Puerta del Sol (via Calle de Alcalá) NERFINISHED ⓘ
coordinateLocation	40.419°N 3.693°W ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
formerName	Plaza de Castelar NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCentralFeature	Cibeles Fountain NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	Banco de España building NERFINISHED ⓘ Cibeles Fountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Fuente de Cibeles NERFINISHED ⓘ Palacio de Buenavista NERFINISHED ⓘ Palacio de Cibeles NERFINISHED ⓘ Palacio de Linares NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Bien de Interés Cultural (area buildings and fountain) NERFINISHED ⓘ
imageSubject	postcards of Madrid ⓘ
inception	late 18th century (as urban space around the fountain) ⓘ
isPartOf	Centro District of Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ Retiro District of Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Madrid ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Community of Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Time ⓘ
namedAfter	Cybele NERFINISHED ⓘ Fuente de Cibeles NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	Cibeles Fountain depicting goddess Cybele on a chariot ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ symbolic role for Real Madrid CF celebrations ⓘ
officialFunctionOfSurroundingBuilding	Madrid City Hall (Palacio de Cibeles) NERFINISHED ⓘ headquarters of Bank of Spain ⓘ
publicTransportConnection	Banco de España metro station NERFINISHED ⓘ numerous EMT Madrid bus lines ⓘ
role	iconic landmark of Madrid ⓘ
significantBuilding	Banco de España headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ Palacio de Buenavista NERFINISHED ⓘ Palacio de Cibeles NERFINISHED ⓘ Palacio de Linares NERFINISHED ⓘ
sportsCultureAssociation	Real Madrid CF NERFINISHED ⓘ
streetJunctionWith	Calle de Alcalá ⓘ Calle de Alcalá–Gran Vía axis NERFINISHED ⓘ Paseo de Recoletos NERFINISHED ⓘ Paseo del Prado NERFINISHED ⓘ
touristRegion	Madrid city center NERFINISHED ⓘ
use	celebration site ⓘ ceremonial space ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ traffic roundabout ⓘ