Ministry of Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación
| Ministry of Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación | |
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Native name Spanish: Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación | |
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| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Coordinates | 40°24′32″N 3°41′25″W / 40.408878°N 3.690356°WCoordinates: 40°24′32″N 3°41′25″W / 40.408878°N 3.690356°W |
| Official name: Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación | |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 1989[1] |
| Reference no. | RI-51-0006916 |
  Location of Ministry of Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación in Spain | |
The Ministry of Agriculture Building is a nineteenth-century office building in Madrid, Spain. Designed by Ricardo Velázquez Bosco, it is on a prominent site opposite Atocha railway station.
Use and name
The building's name has changed over the years reflecting the official name of the Ministry which occupies it. It was put on Spain's national heritage register in 1989 under the name Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food). In 2008 the Agriculture Ministry merged with the Environment Ministry. The building houses civil servants belonging to the current Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente).
Heritage listing
It is classed as a Bien de Interés Cultural or Property of Cultural Interest.[1]
References
- 1 2 Database of protected buildings (movable and non-movable) of the Ministry of Culture of Spain (Spanish).
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