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Madrid Monuments & Museums
If you are very passionate of all monuments, museums and all the architecture of a town, you can find here all that you are looking for.Here you can find information about all the best monuments of Madrid. Information about Madrid monuments, landmarks, historic buildings and museums in Madrid.
Madrid Monuments and Museums
"Galleries
Madrid is considered one of the top European destinations concerning art museums. Best known is the Golden Triangle of Art, located along the Paseo del Prado and comprising three museums. The most famous one is the Prado Museum, the most popular Golden Triangle of Art member known for such highlights as Diego Velázquez's Las Meninas and Francisco de Goya's La maja vestida and La maja desnuda. The other two museums are the Thyssen Bornemisza Museum, established from a mixed private collection, and the Reina Sofia Museum. This is where Pablo Picasso's Guernica hangs, returning to Spain from New York after more than two decades.
Museums
* Museo del Prado (El Prado Museum)
* National Archaeological Museum of Spain
* Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
* Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
* Museum of the Americas
* Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
* Naval Museum
* Casa-Museo José Padilla *
* Casa-Museo Manuel Benedito *
* Museo de Antropologia Médica *
* Museo De La Farmacia Hispana *
* Museo Del Reloj Grassy *
* Museo Lazaro Galdiano *
City attractions
The clock tower at Puerta del Sol, the heart of the city. At the foot of the building lies the Km 0 sign, the center of the Spanish radial road system. Since 1909, the Spaniards traditionally eat twelve grapes on each New Year's midnight at the strikes of this bell.
* Plaza Mayor
* Barrio de La Latina
* Gran Via
* Descalzas Reales
* Casón del Buen Retiro
* Palacio Real
* Templo de Debod
* El Rastro
* Puerta del Sol
* Parque del Buen Retiro
* Las Ventas
* Torre España
* Faro de Moncloa
* Puerta de Europa
* Puerta de Alcalá
* Azca
* Glorieta de Bilbao
* Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
* Estadio Vicente Calderón
* Parque de Atracciones de Madrid
* Plaza de Cibeles
* Plaza de Neptuno
* Palacio De Liria
* Teatro Real
* Auditorio Nacional de Musica
* Teatro Monumental
* Teatro de la Zarzuela
* Centro Cultural de la Villa
* Teatro de la Abadía
* Círculo de Bellas Artes
* Teatro Español
* Teatro de la Comedia
* Café Central
* La dehesa de la villa
Other nearby towns are popular as day trips from Madrid, including Toledo, Segovia, Ávila, Aranjuez, Alcalá de Henares, the monastery and palace complex of El Escorial, the former summer home of the royal family at Aranjuez, El Atazar Dam, El Pardo and Chinchón."
Monuments Cities
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