Atocha station memorial, Memorial site at Atocha railway station, Madrid, Spain.
The memorial consists of a cylindrical glass structure measuring 11 meters in height and 9.5 meters in diameter at the Atocha station entrance.
The memorial opened on March 11, 2007, commemorating the 193 people who died in the Madrid train bombings that occurred on March 11, 2004.
Messages of condolence in multiple languages, including English, French, Arabic, and Ukrainian, are engraved on the memorial's cobalt blue walls.
The memorial space remains open daily from 6:00 AM to 1:30 AM, accessible through the Atocha station or Estación del Arte metro station.
The ceiling features 193 individual light points, each representing a person who lost their life in the March 11 attacks.
Location: Madrid
GPS coordinates: 40.40690,-3.68884
Latest update: May 23, 2025 15:52
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