Official website (https://www.esmadrid.com/informacion-turistica/parque-del-retiro)
El Retiro Park
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urban park in Madrid, Spain
Key facts
- Location
- Madrid , Spain
- Area
- 142 hectares (350 acres)
- Operator
- City Council of Madrid
- Status
- Public park
- Criteria
- Cultural: (ii), (iv), (vi)
- Designated
- 2021 (44th session )
- Part of
- Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences
- Region
- Europe and North America
- Type
- Non-movable
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Parque de El Retiro | Turismo Madrid
La visita a Madrid no está completa sin un paseo por el parque del Retiro, pulmón verde de la ciudad.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- cultural center
- Official name
- Jardines del Buen Retiro
- Country
- Spain
- Located in
- Madrid
- Area
- 118
- Elevation
- 674
- Official website
- www.esmadrid.com/informacion-turistica/parque-del-retiro
- Image
- June Parc Retiro Madrid - Mythos Spain Photography 2014 - panoramio (8).jpg
- Has parts of class
- rose garden
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- Commons category
- Parque del Buen Retiro
- topic's main category
- Category:Buen Retiro Park
- heritage designation
- bien de interés cultural
- native label
- Parque del Retiro
- inception
- 1680-00-00
- P12674
- FK Partizan
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
The Retiro Park (Spanish: Parque del Buen Retiro, "Good Retreat Park"), also known as Buen Retiro Park or simply El Retiro, is one of the largest city parks in Madrid, Spain. The park belonged to the Spanish monarchy until 1868, when it became a public park following the Glorious Revolution. The park is located at the edge of the city centre, near both the Alcalá Gate and the Museo del Prado, and covers 1.4 km (350 acres). It has gardens, monuments, galleries, an artificial lake, and event-hosting venues. In 2021, Buen Retiro Park became part of a combined UNESCO World Heritage Site that also includes Paseo del Prado.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “El Retiro Park” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.