Cementerio de la Almudena, Madrid

Name: Cementerio de la Almudena
Address: Madrid, Spain

#159 among attractions in Madrid

Art Nouveau architecture, Cemetery

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The Cementerio de Nuestra Señora de La Almudena, former Necrópolis de Este is a cemetery in Madrid, Spain. It is the largest in Madrid and one of the largest in Western Europe. The number of people buried is estimated to be about five million, larger than the population of Madrid itself, since it was the main cemetery for the entire city from 1884 to 1973, and from the 1920s was almost the only one for the majority of the population of Madrid. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1884 (140 years ago)Area: 0.46 mi²Graves: 5 mil.Coordinates: 40°25'10"N, 3°38'31"W

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Ciudad Lineal (Ventas)Madrid Spain

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Cementerio de la Almudena – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Las Ventas, Concepción Feminist Mural, Torrespaña, Fuente del Berro.

1.6 miNW
Neo-Mudéjar-style bullfighting arena
Las Ventas, Madrid
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1.3 miN
Memorial
Concepción Feminist Mural, Madrid
33 min walk • The Concepción feminist mural is a mural painting entitled "La unión hace la fuerza" by the Spanish collective Unlogic Crew on the exterior wall of the municipal sports centre in the Concepción neighbourhood of Madrid at Calle José del Hierro nº5.
1.2 miW
Tower
Torrespaña, Madrid
31 min walk • Torrespaña is a 231 m steel-and-concrete television tower located in Madrid, Spain. National terrestrial television channels RTVE, Telecinco and Antena 3, as well as the autonomous channel Telemadrid, along with a few radio stations, broadcast from the tower.
1.2 miW
Neighbourhood
Fuente del Berro, Madrid
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0.7 miS
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Moratalaz, Madrid
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0.6 miS
Neighbourhood
Marroquina, Madrid
16 min walk • Marroquina is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Moratalaz. It is 1.789256 km2 in size and has a 6,746 m perimeter.
0.6 miNE
Neighbourhood
Pueblo Nuevo, Madrid
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1 miS
Neighbourhood
Vinateros, Madrid
25 min walk • Vinateros is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Moratalaz. It has an area of 0.593979 km2. As of 1 March 2020, it has a population of 17,225.
1 miSW
Neighbourhood
Media Legua, Madrid
25 min walk • Media Legua is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Moratalaz. It has an area of 0.999539 km². As of 1 March 2020, it has a population of 17,977.
1.2 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Centro Comercial Alcalá Norte, Madrid
32 min walk • Alcalá Norte is a shopping center located at the intersection of Calle de Alcalá and Calle de Arturo Soria, in the district of Ciudad Lineal.
1.1 miSE
Neighbourhood
Horcajo, Madrid
29 min walk • Horcajo is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Moratalaz. It has an area of 0.745503 km². As of 1 February 2020, it has a population of 6,453.