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• Puerta de Toledo Gate. Madrid.

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  … 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…

• Cibeles Fountain. Madrid.

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  … Plaza de la Cibeles s/n. 28014. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. This fountain is the most important symbol of Madrid. It was built at the end of the 18th Century under the orders of King Carlos III. It was designed by architect Ventura Rodríguez in marble and represents the goddess Cibeles astride a lion-…

• Casa de América (Linares Palace). Madrid.

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  … 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…

• Bank of Spain. Madrid.

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  … Calle de Alcalá 48. 28014. Madrid. The Bank of Spain is one of the Madrid's most emblematic buildings. It has a privileged location within the city - its façades give onto Plaza de Cibeles Square, Paseo del Prado and Calle Alcalá Street. It was built 1882-1891. The project was directed by architects…

• National Archaeological Museum. Madrid.

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  … 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…

• Círculo de Bellas Artes academy. Madrid.

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  … Calle de Alcalá 42 (Esq. C/ del Marqués de Casa Riera, 2). 28014. Madrid. E-mail: info@circulobellasartes.com . www.circulobellasartes.com. This impressive building in the Calle de Alcalá was designed by the architect Antonio Palacios and offers a prime example of Madrid's cultural life. Work on the…

• San Isidro Royal Collegiate, Madrid. Madrid.

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  … Calle Toledo 37. 28005. Madrid. Fax.: +34 914201782 | Jesuit Baroque. It is a clear example of what is called the Jesuit or 'preaching' Baroque. Its origins are in a small church which was rebuilt at the beginning of the 17th century by the Jesuit order, with money which had been left to them by the…

• San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid.

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  … Calle Alcalá 13. 28014. Madrid. Fax.: +34 91-524 10 34 | E-mail: museo@rabasf.org. http://rabasf.insde.es.   It was created during the reign of Philip II of Spain, and was originally located in the Casa de la Panadería. In 1774 it moved to its current location in the Calle Alcalá, in the Goyeneche P…

• National Engraving Centre. Madrid.

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  … Calle Alcalá, 13. 28014. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915224419 | E-mail: calcografianacional.ventas@rabasf.org. The aim of the centre is to conserve and promote graphic art. The National Engraving Centre was created in 1789 to undertake major engraving projects in the field of political illustration. This ins…

• San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts Museum. Madrid.

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  … Calle Alcalá, 13. 28014. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915241034 | E-mail: museo.exposiciones@rabasf.org. http://www.realacademiabellasartessanfernando.com/es/museo. Important works of art. The museum has a collection of paintings from the 16th-19th centuries. The Royal Academy of Fine Arts Museum boasts some v…

• National Library. Madrid.

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  … 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…

• Puerta del Sol Square. Madrid.

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  … Plaza de la Puerta del Sol s/n. 28013. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. Puerta del Sol is one of the nerve centres of Madrid. The first buildings surrounding this area were begun in the 16th Century, although the square took on the importance it holds today with the construction of the Casa de Correos buil…

• San Isidro Chapel in San Andrés Church. Madrid.

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  … Plaza de San Andrés 1. 28005. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. The chapel is the only thing that remains of the church of San Andrés burnt in 1936. Built in the 17th century by the architect José de Villarreal to house the remains of San Isidro. Brick is the most widely used material, the corners are reinf…

• Regional Government of Madrid (Old Post Office Building). Madrid.

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  … Puerta del Sol 7. 28013. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. This impressive 18th century building (constructed between 1766 and 1768, during the reign of Charles III) is an outstanding monument in Puerta del Sol Square. It is currently home to the Regional Government of Madrid, although it was originally the…

• Plaza Mayor square. Madrid.

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  … Plaza Mayor s/n. 28012. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. Plaza Mayor is a symbol of Madrid and must not be missed. Building work began on this huge open area in the city centre in the 17th Century under the orders of Felipe III, whose bronze equestrian statue adorns the square. It was opened in 1620 and is…

• Laredo Palace. Alcalá de Henares.

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  … Paseo de la Estación, nº 10, 28801. 28801. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. www.turismoalcala.es. Architectural and decorative fantasia in a building that was conceived as a "complete work" by the architect, Manuel José de Laredo. Laredo Palace is a mixture of architectural, sculptural and decorative arch…

• Wax Museum. Madrid.

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  … Paseo de Recoletos 41. 28004. Madrid. Fax.: +34 913080825 | E-mail: info@museoceramadrid.com. www.museoceramadrid.com. Art made of wax. A journey through history with waxwork figures. Exploring this museum is a good way to get acquainted with personalities, public figures or fictional characters who…

• Cuchilleros Arch. Madrid.

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  … Plaza Mayor 9. 28012. Madrid. Cuchilleros Arch (17th Century) is one of the most popular entrances to Plaza Mayor, a captivating area of Madrid. It is a large entrance which connects the square to La Cava de San Miguel, a street full of bars and restaurants. The arch was built to compensate for the …

• Christopher Columbus Monument. Madrid.

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  … Plaza de Colón s/n (Jardines del Descubrimiento). 28001. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. The statue in honour of Cristopher Columbus was built between 1881 and 1885, to celebrate the marriage between Alfonso XII and María de las Mercedes from Orleáns. Made from white marble, the figure of Columbus is the …

• San Francisco el Grande Basilica. Madrid.

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  … 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…

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

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  … 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…

• Casa de la Villa City Hall and Casa de Cisneros House. Madrid.

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  … Plaza de la Villa 4, 5. 28005. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. In the heart of “Madrid de los Austrias” (Madrid of the Hapsburgs) there is a pretty and charming square called Plaza de la Villa which is home to a statue in honour of Álvaro de Bazán (19th Century). Alongside the square is Casa de la Villa H…

• Lujanes House and Tower. Madrid.

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  … Plaza de la Villa 2. 28005. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. In Plaza de la Villa you will find the Lujanes Tower House, a palace from the 15th Century built in Mudejar style using brick and masonry on the façade. It has an irregular floor plan and a large central patio. The main feature is the tower, whic…

• Monastery of Las Descalzas Reales. Madrid.

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  … Plaza de las Descalzas Reales 3. 28013. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915426947 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. Seclusion for the nobility.   The convent is located right in the heart of Madrid. It occupies the old palace which was once the residence of Charles I and Isabella of…

• Royal Pharmacy. Madrid.

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  … 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…