Chamartín

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Chamartín
District of Madrid
Gate of Europe towers and the Cuatro Torres Business Area under construction
Country Spain Spain
Aut. community Madrid
Municipality Madrid
Madrid district number 5

Chamartín is an administrative district of Madrid, Spain and consists of the following neighborhoods: El Viso, Prosperidad, Ciudad Jardín, Hispanoamérica, Nueva España, and Pza. Castilla. It was originally named Chamartin de la Rosa and remained a feudal estate until it was incorporated to Madrid in 1948 [1]

Overview

It is bounded by the Paseo de la Castellana to the west, the Autopista de Circunvalación M-30 to the north and east, and the Autovía A-2 to the south.

Some of the landmarks of Chamartin are the Gate of Europe, a pair of inclined office buildings; the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home of the football team Real Madrid; Chamartín Station, the second largest train station in Madrid; the Cuatro Torres Business Area, a business park that comprises the four tallest skyscrapers in Spain; and the National Auditorium of Music (the main concert hall in Madrid) which hosts the Spanish National Orchestra.

Geography

Subdivision

The district is administratively divided into 6 wards (Barrios):

  • Castilla
  • Ciudad Jardín
  • El Viso
  • Hispanoamérica
  • Nueva España
  • Prosperidad

Economy

The district has the head office of Iberia Airlines and the head office of Iberia Express.[2][3]

Photogallery

  • República Argentina Square

  • Monument to the Spanish Constitution

  • Convent of Las Madres Reparadoras

  • Iberia head office

References

  1. ↑ Gea, Isabel. Historia de los distritos de Madrid: Chamartín. Ediciones La Libreria, 2001
  2. ↑ "Legal notice." Iberia. Retrieved on 25 February 2010. "IBERIA, Líneas Aéreas de España, S.A. with official address at Calle Velázquez no. 130, 28006 Madrid,"
  3. ↑ "Información Legal y Protección de Datos." Iberia Express. Retrieved on 15 March 2012. "Compañía Operadora de Corto y Medio Radio Iberia Express, S.A. con domicilio social en la calle Velázquez nº 130, 28006 Madrid"

External links

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Coordinates: 40°42′06″N 4°57′26″W / 40.7017°N 4.95722°W / 40.7017; -4.95722

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