Post Office House
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Post Office House is the English name for the historic Casa de Correos building, a prominent former central post office and government headquarters located in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Post Office House canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former post office
ⓘ
government building ⓘ historic building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| clockFamousFor | New Year’s Eve countdown in Spain ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1768 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1760 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 40.4169°N 3.7033°W ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| currentFunction |
regional government headquarters
ⓘ
seat of the Presidency of the Community of Madrid ⓘ |
| currentOccupant | Government of the Community of Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerOccupant | Spanish central postal service ⓘ |
| governingBody | Community of Madrid regional government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Casa de Correos de la Puerta del Sol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Real Casa de Correos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClock | Puerta del Sol clock ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | iconic backdrop for Spanish television New Year broadcasts ⓘ |
| hasFacadeFacing | Puerta del Sol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
balconies overlooking Puerta del Sol
ⓘ
central clock tower ⓘ symmetrical neoclassical facade ⓘ |
| hasFunctionHistory | from central post office to regional government seat ⓘ |
| hasNameInSpanish | Casa de Correos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
El Oso y el Madroño statue (Puerta del Sol)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kilometer Zero plaque of Spanish radial roads NERFINISHED ⓘ statue of Charles III in Puerta del Sol ⓘ |
| hasStreetAddress | Puerta del Sol, Madrid, Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historic building (Madrid) ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeArea | Community of Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountryCapital | Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricCenter | Centro district of Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSquare | Puerta del Sol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | masonry ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
central post office
ⓘ
royal communications hub ⓘ |
| partOf | Puerta del Sol urban ensemble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| roofFeature | clock tower with bell ⓘ |
| significantFor |
symbol of Madrid’s political life
ⓘ
symbol of Spanish postal history ⓘ |
| usedForEvent |
New Year’s Eve bell chimes
ⓘ
public demonstrations in Puerta del Sol ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Casa de Correos