Ciudad Lineal

Ciudad Lineal
Ciudad Lineal
District of Madrid
Country	Spain
Community	Community of Madrid
Municipality	Madrid
Wards	List of wards (9) Ventas (151) ; Pueblo Nuevo (152) ; Quintana (153) ; Concepción (154) ; San Pascual (155) ; San Juan Bautista (156) ; Colina (157) ; Atalaya (158) ; Costillares (159);
Area
• Total	11.43 km2 (4.41 sq mi)
Population	228,171
• Density	19,970/km2 (51,700/sq mi)
Postal code(s)	28017, 28027, 28032, 28033, 28043

Ciudad Lineal (English: Linear city) is a district of Madrid, Spain.

GeographyEdit

WardsEdit

The district is administratively divided into nine wards:

HistoryEdit

Its name, Linear City, comes from the model of organization by the Spanish architect Arturo Soria y Mata, the linear city, based on the idea of the line. The ‘Ciudad Lineal’ takes a form of a city 400 meters wide, centered on a tramway and a thoroughfare running parallel. The city is the current headquarters for the flag carrier of Spain, Iberia.^[1] The main street in the district has his name, Arturo Soria street. Mariano Belmás Estrada was one of the main architects in the early days.^[2]

ReferencesEdit

^ Caves, R. W. (2004). Encyclopedia of the City. Routledge. p. 3431. ISBN 9780415252256.
^ Óscar da Rocha Aranda (2018). "Mariano Belmás Estrada" (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.

External linksEdit

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Coordinates: 40°27′N 3°39′W / 40.450°N 3.650°W / 40.450; -3.650

[1] Caves, R. W. (2004). Encyclopedia of the City. Routledge. p. 3431. ISBN 9780415252256.

[2] Óscar da Rocha Aranda (2018). "Mariano Belmás Estrada" (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.

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