Pacífico (Madrid)

The old Pacífico Power Plant (Spanish: Nave de motores de Pacífico) is a former power station belonging to the Madrid Metro. On 11 April 2013 the Directorate General of Historical Heritage of the Community of Madrid declared it a Bien de Interés Cultural. It is known by the name of its most important components, three massive diesel ship engines, and the Pacífico Metro station nearby. Built in the 1920s, the Nave de motores de Pacífico was an active electric power station until the 1950s. It is now an exhibition and event space. Its architect was Antonio Palacios.At present it is, along with Chamberí station, which is over 5 km away, one of the two sites of Platform 0, the visitor centre of the Madrid Metro.

Platform 0 (Spanish: Andén 0) is an exhibition project of the Madrid Metro consisting of the historical Estación de Chamberí, which has been out of service since 1966, and the Motores de Pacífico generator building. Visitors can view the restored 1919 station with its original ceramic billboards and antique furniture, as well as displays about the history of the Madrid Metro.

Retiro is a district located at the southeast of the city centre of Madrid, Spain. Its area is of 5.38 square kilometres (2.08 sq mi), the number of houses is 46,512 and the population, as of 2005, was of 126,058.

Pacífico is a station on Line 1 and Line 6 of the Madrid Metro. It is located in Zone A. It has been open to the public since 8 May 1923. On 10 November 1979 it was added to Line 6.The Nave de motores de Pacífico, an old power station previously used for powering the Metro, is nearby.

Menéndez Pelayo is a station on Line 1 of the Madrid Metro. It is located in Zone A. It was opened on 8 May 1923.

Conde de Casal is a station on Line 6 of the Madrid Metro. It is located in fare Zone A.

Adelfas is an administrative neighborhood (barrio) in Madrid of the Retiro district. . It is located in the extreme south of the district, so it only delimits with 3 of the 5 neighborhoods of the district: Pacífico to the west, Niño Jesús to the east and Estrella to the northeast. It is a middle class neighborhood, and it is also the neighborhood of the district with the newest architecture. This neighborhood was formerly known as "Las Californias". This name is attributed to the homonymous street that was the backbone of neighborhood.

The Royal Tapestry Factory (Spanish: Real Fábrica de Tapices de Santa Bárbara) is a manufacturing plant located in Madrid, Spain, which was founded in 1720.

Niño Jesús is an administrative neighborhood (barrio) of Madrid belonging to the district of Retiro. It is 0.643202 km² in size.

The Royal Basilica of Our Lady of Atocha or Real Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Atocha is a large church in central Madrid on Avenida de la Ciudad de Barcelona, 3.

Galdós or the Monument to Galdós is a sculpture in Madrid, Spain. A work by Victorio Macho, it is dedicated to Benito Pérez Galdós. It lies on the southern part of El Retiro.

Atocha is a central ward (barrio) of Madrid belonging to the district of Arganzuela.