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• National Anthropology Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Alfonso XII 68. 28014. Madrid. Fax.: +34 914677098 | http://mnantropologia.mcu.es/. The diversity of cultures. This was the first anthropology museum established in Spain, in the year 1875. Located in a 19th-century building, the museum presents an overview of different cultures, with a view t…

• Casa de América (Linares Palace). Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Paseo de Recoletos 2. 28001. Madrid. www.casamerica.es. Linares Palace is in a privileged location in Madrid. Its façades give onto the Plaza de Cibeles Square, Recoletos Avenue and Alcalá Street. Construction began on the building in 1873, by order of the Marquis of Linares. It is now home to the C…

• National Museum of Decorative Arts. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Montalbán 12. 28014. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915232086 | E-mail: mnad@mnad.mcu.es. mnartesdecorativas.mcu.es. A recreation of bygone times. This was one of the first museums in Spain dedicated to decoration. It has up to 15,000 objects displayed throughout 60 rooms, and contains recreations of decor…

• Royal Observatory Museum in Madrid. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Alfonso XII, 3. 28014. Madrid. E-mail: reservas.rom@cnig.es. http://www.ign.es/rom/visitas/index.jsp.   One of the Observatory's locations is in the Villanueva Building, in Retiro Park. This centre has an important collection of antique instruments used for different purposes in astronomy and …

• San Antonio de los Alemanes Church. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Puebla 22. 28004. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. The church has an ellipsoidal plan, built by the architect Pedro Sánchez, since 1624 as a compliment to the Hospital de Portugueses, created by Felipe III in 1606. After the independence of Portugal, the name of the Church and Hospital changed to San…

• Santa María la Real de la Almudena Cathedral. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Mayor 90. 28013. Madrid. E-mail: catedralalmudena@planalfa.es. http://www.archimadrid.es/catedral/. At the end of the 19th Century building work was started on the Almudena Cathedral which was constructed on the site of the old Santa María la Mayor church to honour the patron virgin of Madrid.…

• Teatro Real Theatre. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Oriente s/n. 28013. Madrid. E-mail: visitasguiadas@teatro-real.com. www.teatro-real.com. The Royal Theatre is located in Plaza de Oriente Square, and is one of the top opera houses in Europe due to its modern facilities and unrivalled acoustics. The building was started by Ferdinand VII in …

• Plaza de Oriente Square. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Oriente s/n. 28013. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. Without a doubt this is one of the most monumental and stunning architectural sites in Madrid due to its ideal location next to the Royal Palace and Royal Theatre. It is not to be missed. The first driving force behind the square was Joseph Bona…

• Royal Palace. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Bailén s/n. 28001. Madrid. Tel.: +34 914548800 | +34 914548803 | Fax.: +34 915426947 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. The home of kings. Madrid's Royal Palace was built in the 18th century by order of Philip V on the site of the old Alcázar fortress, a former Mo…

• Puerta de Alcalá Gate. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Independencia s/n. 28001. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. This is one of the most well-known monuments in Madrid. Built between 1769 and 1778 under the orders of King Carlos III, it was designed by Francisco Sabatini and erected as a triumphal arch to celebrate the arrival of the monarch at th…

• Royal Pharmacy. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Bailén s/n. 28071. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915426947 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. It is located in a wing of the Royal Palace, and features such treasures as beautifully-crafted cabinets for storing medicinal herbs, containers, numerous bottles from the ceramics f…

• Royal Armoury. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Bailén s/n. 28071. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915426947 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es.   The Royal Armoury is home to one of the most important collections of its kind, and comprises weapons and armour belonging to the Spanish monarchs and other members of the Royal Fa…

• Sabatini Gardens. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Calle Bailén s/n, (Cuesta de San Vicente). 28013. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. A Neoclassical-style garden in keeping with the Oriente Palace, which has given distinction to an area that in years gone by was used for a humbler purpose, i.e., the stables. While the new Oriente Palace was being built, th…

• Puerta de Toledo Gate. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Glorieta de la Puerta de Toledo s/n. 28005. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. Nineteen metres tall and opened in 1827, this is the most recent monumental gate built in Madrid. The impressive granite construction was started in 1812 under the orders of Joseph Bonaparte. One year later, after the withdrawal o…

• Buen Retiro Park. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Plaza de la Independencia s/n. 28014. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com.   Located in the heart of Madrid, its origins date from the reign of Philip IV, when the Buen Retiro Palace was built by the Count-Duke of Olivares. The Astronomical Observatory and the Buen Retiro Royal Porcelain Factory were added dur…

• San Francisco el Grande Basilica. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … San Buenaventura 1. 28005. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. San Francisco el Grande Church, a Classicist building from the 18th century, was built on an old convent which legend has was founded by San Francisco de Assisi in the 13th century. This new church was built by King Charles III of Spain; it was or…

• Royal Monastery of La Encarnación. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Encarnación 1. 28013. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915426947 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es.   This monastery in the Plaza de la Encarnación square was built in the 17th century by order of Margaret of Austria, the wife of King Philip III. The building was designed …

• National Science and Technology Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Paseo de las Delicias 61. 28045. Madrid. Tel.: +34 916037400 | +34 916037401 | +34 916037405 | E-mail: infomuseo@muncyt.es. http://www.muncyt.es. A journey into scientific history. Here you can find an interesting collection that will help you understand technological evolution in Spain. The Nationa…

• Railway Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Paseo de las Delicias 61. 28045. Madrid. E-mail: museodelicias@ffe.es . www.museodelferrocarril.org. Here you can discover the railway heritage of Madrid through a large collection of steam locomotives. The museum is located in the old Delicias station, a beautiful 19th-century building, and has var…

• National Library. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Paseo de Recoletos 20-22. 28071. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915775634 | E-mail: info@bne.es. www.bne.es. Between Madrid's Recoletos avenue and Serrano street, alongside Plaza de Colón Square, you will find the majestic National Library building. It has a rectangular floor plan and is neoclassical in style. W…

• Parish church of Santa Bárbara (convent of the Salesas Reales and former Royal Monastery of La Visitación). Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle General Castaños, 2. 28004. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. Founded by Queen Bárbara de Braganza, the wife of King Ferdinand VI of Spain, the convent building is today the site of the Spanish Supreme Court. The monastery, founded as a school-residence for young nobles, was subsequently readapted for…

• National Archaeological Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Serrano, 13. 28001. Madrid. Fax.: +34 914316840 | E-mail: sugerencias.man@mcu.es. man.mcu.es. The history of civilisations. Created by Queen Isabella II, it is located next to the National Library. The museum came into being at the end of the 19th century, and was designed to bring together an…

• Bauer Palace. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle San Bernardo 44. 28015. Madrid. The building was owned by the banking family, Bauer. It became a Conservatoire and is now the site of Madrid's Escuela Superior de Canto.…

• National Museum of Romanticism. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle San Mateo, 13. 28004. Madrid. Fax.: +34 914456940 | E-mail: informacion.romanticismo@mcu.es. http://museoromanticismo.mcu.es/. Spanish Romanticism. This museum recreates the artistic and literary atmosphere as well as the customs and manners of the Romantic period. It contains an excellent col…

• History Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Fuencarral 78. 28004. Madrid. Fax.: +34 917011686 | E-mail: smuseosm@madrid.es . www.munimadrid.es/museomunicipal. This museum houses an important collection which gives an idea of the evolution of Madrid both historically and from the perspective of its urban development. It is located in Cal…