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The Faro de la Moncloa
The Faro de Moncloa is a truly privileged lookout point from which one
can admire spectacular views of Madrid and the Guadarrama mountain
range.Popularly known since its inauguration in February 1992 as the Faro de la Moncloa, this platform was erected at the junction of the Avenida de la Victoria, the Nacional VI highway and the Avenida de los Reyes Católicos. Besides serving as a base for municipal antennas, it also provides illumination for this very busy traffic junction.
The shaft of this singular construction, designed by Salvador Pérez Arroyo, has a diameter of 6 metres and is 76 meters high, and after adding the upper platform, its total height is 92 meters. The platform has a surface area of 400 square meters and can be effortlessly visited by sightseers thanks to the lift inside the shaft.
1,200 cubic meters of cement and 100,000 kilos of steel were employed in its construction, and its foundations are built over eight 18-meter-deep slabs. 20 projector lamps with an individual capacity of 2,000 watts are installed on the platform.
Distance to our apartments for rent in Madrid:
Apartment Tirso de Molina is a 15 minutes by subway to Faro de la Moncloa
Apartment Retiro is a 25 minutes by subway to Faro de la Moncloa
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Apartment Tirso de Molina
Fully-equipped flat rentals for short stays. Right in the heart of Madrid and just a 5-minute walk to Puerta del Sol, this apartment is surrounded by the most relevant museums and places of interest in the city. Located in an emblematic building, that was previously in the Jewish quarter but it has currently been restored. This apartment offers a wide range of services and facilities.
Apartment Retiro
Madrid Apartments to rent for short time periods, days, weeks, months.Located in a residential area surrounded by private gardens, this luminous apartment has a communal summer swimming pool, a 24-hour surveillance service and it is very close to the park named after this neighbourhood. Just a 10-minute walk to the Prado Museum and to most places of tourist interest in the city. Extremely well communicated with the main shopping and financial centres by underground or bus. Fully-equipped, comfortable and spacious. An island of tranquillity in the heart of the city.
Have you been recently there? I heard that it was closed. Please confirm because I will be traveling to Madrid soon and would like to visit the Faro de Moncloa.
The Faro Moncloa is closed since 2005 because of problems of security. Consulting the municipality of Madrid known that we have not yet decided what to do with.