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• Alcalá de Henares Town Hall. Alcalá de Henares.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Cervantes 12. 28801. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. E-mail: info@alcaladehenares.es. www.ayto-alcaladehenares.es. The Town Hall building was once the old San Carlos Borromeo college-convent, also known as “Los Agonizantes”. In 1870 it became the Town Hall. The façade is eclectic in style and th…

• University of Alcalá de Henares, or College of San Ildefonso. Alcalá de Henares.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza De San Diego s/n. 28801. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. E-mail: visitas.guiadas@uah.es. http://visitas.uah.es/. The birthplace of Cervantes. It was created by Cardinal Cisneros and given the name of College of San Ildefonso. The doorway is a fine example of the rich ornamentation of the purest Spa…

• Chapel of El Oidor. Alcalá de Henares.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Cervantes s/n. 28801. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. www.turismoalcala.es. Founded in the 15th century by Don Pedro Díaz de Toledo, an oidor or high court judge under King John II, the chapel was part of the parish of Santa María la Mayor. Features worth noting are the highly cambered semicircu…

• Alcalá de Henares Main Street. Alcalá de Henares.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Mayor. 28801. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. www.museo-casa-natal-cervantes.org. This street, which begins at the church of Santos Niños, was conceived as a major artery in the 12th century. As it was then, it is now still a busy commercial area. Along the street we see porches that are supported …

• La Imagen Carmelite Convent, Alcalá de Henares. Alcalá de Henares.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Imagen. 28801. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. www.turismoalcala.es. Founded in 1563 by the blessed Sister María de Jesús, under the patronage of Doña Leonor de Mascareñas, governess of Felipe II. The design of this Renaissance building's façade is attributed to Alonso de Covarrubias. The façade is…

• Salón Cervantes Theatre. Alcalá de Henares.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Cervantes, 7. 28801. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. www.turismoalcala.es.   Built in 1888, this is one of the city's two theatres. It has a rectangular floor plan, and both the façade and the interior were remodelled in 1925 and subsequently refurbished in 1989. It offers a varied programme of eve…

• Episcopal Palace of Alcalá de Henares. Alcalá de Henares.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Cardenal Sandoval y Rojas, s/n. 28801. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. www.turismoalcala.es. The palace was the residence of the archbishops of Toledo from the 13th until the 19th century. In 1939 it was seriously damaged by fire, and not only a valuable artistic heritage but also the Central State…

• Cathedral of Santos Niños Justo y Pastor in Alcalá de Henares.. Alcalá de Henares.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle de la Tercia s/n. 28801. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. E-mail: catedraldealcala@gmail.com. www.visitascatedraldealcala.org. The church was built on the site where the children from Alcalá, Justo and Pastor, were said to have been martyred. The original structure was an old collegiate church which…

• Casa de la Entrevista house. Alcalá de Henares.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle San Juan, 4. 28801. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. www.turismoalcala.es. This was the church of the old monastery of San Juan de la Penitencia , founded by Cardinal Cisneros in 1504. Its name ('the house of the interview') derives from the fact that this was where the first audience took place bet…

• Laredo Palace. Alcalá de Henares.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• Infantado Palace. Guadalajara.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de los Caídos s/n. 19001. Guadalajara. (Castile-La Mancha) E-mail: museo-guadalajara@jccm.es. http://www.patrimoniohistoricoclm.es. The Mendoza family, the bearers of the title of dukes of El Infantado, embodied all their power in this building, which is the most representative property in the…

• Chapel of Luis Lucena or Los Urbina. Guadalajara.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Cuesta de San Miguel, nº 9. 19001. Guadalajara. (Castile-La Mancha) E-mail: turismoguadalajara@jccm.es. http://www.turismocastillalamancha.com. Luis Lucena, doctor and humanist and a native of Guadalajara, founded and drew up the plans for this unusual chapel, which once adjoined the former Romanesq…

• Santa María la Mayor or “de la Fuente” Cathedral. Guadalajara.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Santa María s/n. 19001. Guadalajara. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: +34 926852214 | http://www.daimiel.es/. Monuments of ancient Arriaca. The church-cathedral of Santa María was built on the site of an old mosque. The last reformation of the temple took place in the 17th century. Mudejar in styl…

• 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 …

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• San Jerónimo el Real Church. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Moreto 4. 28014. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. At the end of the 15th Century the San Jerónimo church and an annexed palace were built under the orders of the Catholic Monarchs. Being in the outskirts of Madrid at that time, the monarchs appointed the place as a place of retreat and repose. This t…

• 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…

• Cibeles Fountain. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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-…

• Neptune Fountain. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Cánovas del Castillo s/n. 28014. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. The Neptune Fountain is on Paseo del Prado. Under the orders of King Carlos III, sculptor Juan Pascual de Mena began to build this marble statue in 1780. In 1786 his disciple José Rodríguez finished off the project, which represents…

• Bank of Spain. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• Círculo de Bellas Artes academy. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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 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…

• Royal Academy of History. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle del León 21. 28014. Madrid. Fax.: +34 913694636 | E-mail: secretaria.rah@rah.es. www.rah.es. The building was constructed by Juan de Villanueva in 1788, to house the site of the Casa de Nuevo Rezado of the Hieronymite monks. It is a Neoclassic style building of great simplicity.Outside and wor…