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Metropolis Building — Attraction in Madrid

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Metropolis Building
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Círculo de Bellas Artes
C. Alcalá, 42, Centro, 28014 Madrid, Spain
Sala Alcala 31
C. Alcalá, 31, Centro, 28014 Madrid, Spain
Teatro de la Zarzuela
C. de Jovellanos, 4, Centro, 28014 Madrid, Spain
Cibeles Fountain
Pl. Cibeles, S/N, Centro, 28014 Madrid, Spain
Church of the Calatravas
C. Alcalá, 25, Centro, 28014 Madrid, Spain
ICO Museum
C. de Zorrilla, 3, Centro, 28014 Madrid, Spain
Casa de las Siete Chimeneas
Pl. del Rey, 1, Centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain
Sala Fernando de Rojas del Círculo de Bellas Artés
C. del Marqués de Casa Riera, 2, Centro, 28014 Madrid, Spain
Cervantes Institute
C. Alcalá, 49, Centro, 28014 Madrid, Spain
San Fernando Fine Art Royal Academy
C. Alcalá, 13, Centro, 28014 Madrid, Spain
Nearby restaurants
Oven Mozzarella Gran Vía | Restaurante Italiano Madrid
Gran Vía, 6, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain
Nube Baería
C. de los Madrazo, 12, Centro, 28014 Madrid, Spain
Vinitus Gran Via Restaurant
Gran Vía, 4, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain
Sumo Fusión Restaurante
Gran Vía, 1, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain
Azotea del Círculo
Azotea del Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid, C. del Marqués de Casa Riera, 2, Centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain
Yakitoro
C. de la Reina, 41, Centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain
La Primera
Gran Vía, 1, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain
El Tigre Sidra Bar
C. de las Infantas, 23, Centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain
El Tigre Sidra Bar
C. de las Infantas, 23, Centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain
Restaurante Casa Suecia
y roof top, C. del Marqués de Casa Riera, 4, Planta baja, Centro, 28014 Madrid, Spain
Nearby local services
Gran Vía
Centro, Madrid, Spain
Calle Gran Vía
Centro, Madrid, Spain
City Sightseeing Madrid
Gran Vía, 6, Centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain
Cerrajeros Madrid Expert
Gran Vía, 40, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain
Church of Saint Barnabas
Calle del Gral. Castaños, 2, Centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain
Inhispania Spanish School - Spanish Lessons
C. del Marqués de Valdeiglesias, 3, Centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain
ALE-HOP
Gran Vía, 16, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain
Antonio Machado Bookshop
C. del Marqués de Casa Riera, 2, Centro, 28014 Madrid, Spain
Reparaciones Urgentes Fontaneros Madrid
Gran Vía, 6, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain
WOW Concept Gran Vía 18
Gran Vía, 18, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain
Nearby hotels
The Principal Madrid Hotel
C. del Marqués de Valdeiglesias, 1, Centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain
Hotel Catalonia Gran Vía Madrid
Gran Vía, 7-9, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain
room00 Gran Vía Hostel
Gran Vía, 6, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain
Hotel Vincci The Mint
Gran Vía, 10, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain
Hotel NH Collection Madrid Suecia
C. del Marqués de Casa Riera, 4, Centro, 28014 Madrid, Spain
Hotel Infantas by Mij
C. de las Infantas, 29, Centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain
Hotel Vincci Centrum
C. de Cedaceros, 4, Centro, 28014 Madrid, Spain
Petit Palace Alcalá
C. de la Virgen de los Peligros, 2, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain
Room Mate Oscar Hotel
Pl. de Pedro Zerolo, 12, Centro, 28004 Madrid, Spain
Hotel Regina Madrid
C. Alcalá, 19, Centro, 28014 Madrid, Spain
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Metropolis Building

C. Alcalá, 39, Centro, 28014 Madrid, Spain
4.7(2.6K)
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attractions: Círculo de Bellas Artes, Sala Alcala 31, Teatro de la Zarzuela, Cibeles Fountain, Church of the Calatravas, ICO Museum, Casa de las Siete Chimeneas, Sala Fernando de Rojas del Círculo de Bellas Artés, Cervantes Institute, San Fernando Fine Art Royal Academy, restaurants: Oven Mozzarella Gran Vía | Restaurante Italiano Madrid, Nube Baería, Vinitus Gran Via Restaurant, Sumo Fusión Restaurante, Azotea del Círculo, Yakitoro, La Primera, El Tigre Sidra Bar, El Tigre Sidra Bar, Restaurante Casa Suecia, local businesses: Gran Vía, Calle Gran Vía, City Sightseeing Madrid, Cerrajeros Madrid Expert, Church of Saint Barnabas, Inhispania Spanish School - Spanish Lessons, ALE-HOP, Antonio Machado Bookshop, Reparaciones Urgentes Fontaneros Madrid, WOW Concept Gran Vía 18
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Nearby attractions of Metropolis Building

Círculo de Bellas Artes

Sala Alcala 31

Teatro de la Zarzuela

Cibeles Fountain

Church of the Calatravas

ICO Museum

Casa de las Siete Chimeneas

Sala Fernando de Rojas del Círculo de Bellas Artés

Cervantes Institute

San Fernando Fine Art Royal Academy

Círculo de Bellas Artes

Círculo de Bellas Artes

4.4

(12.5K)

Open until 12:00 AM
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Sala Alcala 31

Sala Alcala 31

4.5

(817)

Open 24 hours
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Teatro de la Zarzuela

Teatro de la Zarzuela

4.6

(1.9K)

Open 24 hours
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Cibeles Fountain

Cibeles Fountain

4.7

(20.3K)

Open until 12:00 AM
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Nearby restaurants of Metropolis Building

Oven Mozzarella Gran Vía | Restaurante Italiano Madrid

Nube Baería

Vinitus Gran Via Restaurant

Sumo Fusión Restaurante

Azotea del Círculo

Yakitoro

La Primera

El Tigre Sidra Bar

El Tigre Sidra Bar

Restaurante Casa Suecia

Oven Mozzarella Gran Vía | Restaurante Italiano Madrid

Oven Mozzarella Gran Vía | Restaurante Italiano Madrid

4.7

(8.6K)

Closed
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Nube Baería

Nube Baería

5.0

(62)

Closed
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Vinitus Gran Via Restaurant

Vinitus Gran Via Restaurant

4.6

(3.3K)

Closed
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Sumo Fusión Restaurante

Sumo Fusión Restaurante

4.0

(3.5K)

Closed
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Nearby local services of Metropolis Building

Gran Vía

Calle Gran Vía

City Sightseeing Madrid

Cerrajeros Madrid Expert

Church of Saint Barnabas

Inhispania Spanish School - Spanish Lessons

ALE-HOP

Antonio Machado Bookshop

Reparaciones Urgentes Fontaneros Madrid

WOW Concept Gran Vía 18

Gran Vía

Gran Vía

4.8

(4.1K)

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Calle Gran Vía

Calle Gran Vía

4.8

(1.7K)

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City Sightseeing Madrid

City Sightseeing Madrid

4.9

(672)

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Cerrajeros Madrid Expert

Cerrajeros Madrid Expert

4.7

(404)

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4.7
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5.0
6y

Located on the corner of Calle Alcalá and Gran Vía, this emblematic building, one of the symbols of the area, was designed in 1905 by the French architects, Jules and Raymond Février to house the La Unión and Fénix insurance company, although the final work was carried out by Luis Esteve from Spain.

The Metrópolis Building is one of the main icons of the Gran Vía, featuring in thousands of tourist snapshots who photograph the view of this avenue from Plaza de Cibeles. Built on the site of the “casa del ataúd” (tomb house), so called by locals because of its narrow frontage, it was constructed between 1907 and 1910 as the first stretch of the Gran Vía was being created, and it was officially opened on 25 January 1911.

This sumptuous construction presides over the beginning of the Gran Vía with its neo-renaissance façade of Corinthian columns and a slate dome with golden incrustations, on which a statue of Victoria rises, which used to be a Phoenix, symbol of the insurance company that initially occupied...

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5.0
3y

EDIFICIO METROPOLIS C/ Alcalá 39 Es una de las imágenes más conocidas de la Gran Vía. El edificio nació por la construcción de la misma entre los años 1907 y 1911. Originariamente, el edificio fue un encargo de la compañía de seguros La Unión y el Fénix, que convocó un concurso internacional para elegir el proyecto que debía construir su sede social. El proyecto ganador fue de los arquitectos y hermanos Jules y Raymond Février, que aplicaron un estilo francés Bajo Imperio, muy peculiar de la época. La obra final la llevó a cabo el español Luis Esteve Fernández-Caballero. Con anterioridad en este lugar se encontraba la que popularmente se llamaba la casa del ataúd, por la forma estrecha que tenía. Para su construcción fue necesario derribar cinco antiguas casas entre la calle de Alcalá y la de Caballero de Gracia. La altura del edificio es de 45 metros y consta de 6 plantas y 2 sótanos. Los relieves de la cúpula están cubiertos por más de 30.000 panes de oro de 24 quilates. Las plantas superiores están adornadas con columnas que sirven de pedestal a estatuas referentes al comercio, la agricultura, la industria y la minería. En la construcción se empleó hormigón armado, técnica que a partir de entonces se usaría de forma habitual. La fachada está adornada con columnas corintias y entablamentos que sirven de pedestal a estatuas. Cuenta con 11 grupos escultóricos, uno de ellos al pie de la cúpula, esculpido por D. Mariano Benlliure, que representan alegóricas estatuas del Comercio, la Agricultura, la Industria y la Minería. Las restantes esculturas 4 en los laterales y 6 en la rotonda del edificio, se deben a los escultores Saint Marceaux y L. Lambert. La torre circular está coronada por una cúpula de pizarra con incrustaciones doradas, que por su semejanza con el casco de los bomberos se denomina estilo Pompier, bombero en francés. Originariamente, soportaba el símbolo de la compañía, una estatua alegórica de bronce del Fénix sobre el cual había una figura humana con el brazo alzado representando a Ganimedes, realizada por el escultor René de Saint-Marceaux. El edificio cambió su denominación de La Unión y el Fénix en 1975, cuando dicha compañía vendió su sede social a favor de la empresa Metrópolis, también aseguradora. Ésta incorporó su nombre en un cartel dispuesto debajo de la cúpula, además de la instalación de una Victoria alada de bronce, obra del escultor Federico Coullaut, que sustituyó la estatua de La Unión y el Fénix originaria. Ya que los antiguos propietarios decidieron llevarse la estatua a su nuevo edificio en el Paseo de...

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5.0
5y

O Metropolis Building ou Edificio Metrópolis é um belíssimo prédio de escritórios, inspirado na chamada arquitetura eclética, que mescla estilos do renascimento, barroco e neoclassicismo, base da escola parisiense de Belas Artes e que se caracteriza pelas linhas conservadoras, com esculturas muito ornamentadas e imponentes, que eram comuns no século 19. Localizado na esquina da Gran Vía com a Calle de Alcalá, na charmosa cidade de Madri na Espanha, foi projetado por Jules e Raymond Février, mas quem acabou terminando a obra em 1910, foi o espanhol Luiz Esteve Fernandez Caballero e o prédio foi inaugurado em 1911. Inicialmente o Metrópolis pertencia à seguradora “La Unión y el Fénix Español”, até os anos setenta quando foi vendido para a seguradora Metrópolis e esta assumiu o compromisso de restaurá-lo, mas quando da restauração, a Fênix que existia no teto e que representava o herói da mitologia grega Ganimedes, foi substituída por uma escultura da Victoria Alada, com seu manto vaporoso e recém chegada dos céus, enquanto a antiga escultura de Ganimedes foi deslocada para um edifício na Calle de Alcalá, 23, bem pertinho do endereço original. O edifício Metrópolis é muito fácil de ser identificado, pois além de ser um imponente edifício de 45 metros de altura e seis andares, possui uma maravilhosa cúpula de xisto preto com adornos dourados, pois foi ornada com cerca de 30 mil folhas de ouro de 24 quilates, além da bela estátua da Victória Alada localizada no seu ponto mais alto. No último andar, existem quatro colunas com esculturas representando a mineração, agricultura, indústria e comércio e a iluminação noturna instalada recentemente torna o local surreal, atraindo turistas e visitantes e se tornando uma das atrações noturnas mais procuradas e...

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Located on the corner of Calle Alcalá and Gran Vía, this emblematic building, one of the symbols of the area, was designed in 1905 by the French architects, Jules and Raymond Février to house the La Unión and Fénix insurance company, although the final work was carried out by Luis Esteve from Spain. The Metrópolis Building is one of the main icons of the Gran Vía, featuring in thousands of tourist snapshots who photograph the view of this avenue from Plaza de Cibeles. Built on the site of the “casa del ataúd” (tomb house), so called by locals because of its narrow frontage, it was constructed between 1907 and 1910 as the first stretch of the Gran Vía was being created, and it was officially opened on 25 January 1911. This sumptuous construction presides over the beginning of the Gran Vía with its neo-renaissance façade of Corinthian columns and a slate dome with golden incrustations, on which a statue of Victoria rises, which used to be a Phoenix, symbol of the insurance company that initially occupied the building.
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