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The Rupes Nigra ("Black Rock"), a phantom island, was believed to be a black rock located at the Magnetic North Pole or at the geographic North Pole itself. Described by Gerardus Mercator as 33 French miles in size, it provided a supposed explanation for why all compasses point to this location.
Inventio Fortunata (also Inventio Fortunate, Inventio Fortunat or Inventio Fortunatae), "Fortunate, or fortune-making, discovery", is a lost book, probably dating from the 14th century, containing a description of the North Pole as a magnetic island (the Rupes Nigra) surrounded by a giant whirlpool and four continents.
The Plaza de Cibeles is a square with a neo-classical complex of marble sculptures with fountains that has become a symbol for the city of Madrid. It sits at the intersection of Calle de Alcalá (running from east to west), Paseo de Recoletos (to the North) and Paseo del Prado (to the south). Plaza de Cibeles was originally named Plaza de ...
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Cibeles Palace (Spanish: Palacio de Cibeles), formally known as Palacio de Comunicaciones (Palace of Communications) and Palacio de Telecomunicaciones (Palace of Telecommunications) until 2011, is a complex composed of two buildings with white facades and is located in one of the historical centres of Madrid, Spain. Formerly the city's main ...
The City Council of Madrid (Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Madrid) is the top-tier administrative and governing body of Madrid, the capital and biggest city of Spain.. The city council is composed by three bodies; the mayor who leads the city council and the executive branch of it, the governing council (Junta de Gobierno) which is the main body of the executive branch composed by the mayor and the ...
Office, hotel 4 Torre Espacio: 230 m (755 ft) 51 2008 Office 5 Caleido: 181 m (594 ft) 36 2020 Office 6 Torre Picasso: 157 m (515 ft) 46 1988 Office 7 Torre de Madrid: 142 m (466 ft) 36 1957 Residential, office 8 Torre Europa: 120 m (394 ft) 30 1985 Office 9 Edificio España: 117 m (384 ft) 25 1953 Hotel, office 10 Torres de Colón: 116 m (381 ft)
Cuatro Torres Business Area, a business district in Madrid that houses the four tallest skyscrapers in Spain. This is a list of the tallest buildings in Spain. Since 2008 the tallest building in Spain has been the 250 metres (820 ft) tall Torre de Cristal in Madrid. In recent years the number of skyscrapers in Spain has significantly grown.