Royal Observatory of Madrid

monument · 1790 · Madrid, ES · Juan de Villanueva

Royal Observatory of Madrid (Madrid, Spain) dates from 1790. The catalogue names Juan de Villanueva as the architect. The date falls within the chapter ‘The Enlightenment’ in this site’s history of architecture.

The building was inaugurated in 1790. The building is protected as bien de interés cultural.

The catalogue has 5 more buildings by Juan de Villanueva. 160 other buildings on this site lie within 25 kilometres; the nearest is National Museum of Anthropology, 142 m away.

• Juan de Villanueva