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• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Paseo del Prado 8. 28014. Madrid. E-mail: mtb@museothyssen.org. www.museothyssen.org. Tradition and history of a legacy. One of the best private collections of paintings in the world. For several generations, the family collected a large number of works that today are exhibited in this museum. The a…

• Prado Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Paseo del Prado, s/n. 28014. Madrid. Fax.: +34 913302856 | E-mail: museo.nacional@museodelprado.es. http://www.museodelprado.es. One of the greatest museums in the world. This gallery in Madrid has the most complete collection of Spanish painting from 11th-18th centuries, and numerous masterpieces b…

• Naval Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Paseo del Prado, 5. 28014. Madrid. Fax.: +34 913795056 | E-mail: museonavalmadrid@fn.mde.es. www.portalcultura.mde.es. The Naval Museum was inaugurated at its current location, on Paseo del Prado avenue, in 1932. It is home to a collection focusing on the naval history of Spain, and also offers an o…

• Royal Tapestry Factory. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Fuenterrabía 2. 28014. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915513409 | E-mail: informacion@realfabricadetapices.com. www.realfabricadetapices.com. Established in the 18th century by Philip V of Spain, the Royal Tapestry Factory has a major collection of tapestries, carpets and cartoons dating from the 16th-20th…

• Royal Botanical Garden. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Plaza de Murillo 2. 28014. Madrid. Fax.: +34 914200157 | E-mail: inforjb@rjb.csic.es. www.rjb.csic.es. The Royal Botanical Garden was founded by Ferdinand VI in 1755, and was designed by the architects Francisco Sabatini and Juan de Villanueva. Some of its most interesting features include the gates…

• Pantheon of Illustrious Men. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Julián Gayarre 3. 28014. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915426947 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. It is located in the cloister of Nuestra Señora de Atocha Basilica, a Byzantine-inspired church, and contains the tombs of intellectuals such as Ríos Rosas, Cánovas del Castill…

• 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…

• National Engraving Centre. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … 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. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

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

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … 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…

• Las Comendadoras de Santiago Convent. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de las Comendadoras 10. 28015. Madrid. www.madrid.es. The Convent was founded thanks to Felipe IV, in the year 1650. The works were designed by the architects Manuel and José del Olmo. The church plan deviates from Jesuit typology as it is a Greek cross plan with four equal arms finishing in t…

• Caixa Forum Madrid. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Paseo del Prado 36. 28014. Madrid. Fax.: +34 913307330 | E-mail: caixaforummadrid@laie.es. http://obrasocial.lacaixa.es/nuestroscentros/caixaforummadrid/caixaforummadrid_es.html. A social and cultural centre in the heart of Madrid. Caixa Forum Madrid has restored the old Mediodía Power Station, a je…

• Lope de Vega House-Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Cervantes 11. 28014. Madrid. E-mail: casamuseolopedevega@madrid.org. Remembering the Golden Age. Lope de Vega lived in this house from 1610, until his death in 1635. The building dates from the 16th century and maintains its original appearance, thanks to painstaking restoration work. The muse…

• 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…

• 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.…

• 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…

• Puerta del Sol Square. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• Reina Sofía National Art Museum. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Santa Isabel 52. 28012. Madrid. Fax.: + 34 917741056 | E-mail: info@museoreinasofia.es . www.museoreinasofia.es. An original setting. The museum is located in the old General Hospital built by the architect Sabatini under the orders of Charles III of Spain, and was designated a Historic-Artist…

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

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• Parque del Oeste park. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Calle Ruperto Chapí. 28008. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915489518 | www.esmadrid.com. This area has a vast scenic network of winding, twisting avenues and paths. The Rosaleda garden was created and planted in 1956, in an area of gently rolling terrain known as La Llana, covering 18,000 square metres. It is in…

• Monastery of Las Descalzas Reales. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• Liria Palace. Madrid.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Princesa 20. 28008. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915410377 | www.fundacioncasadealba.com/. Art on the walls. The Liria Palace is the main residence of the Duchess of Alba, and on its walls hang one of the most important private collections of Spanish art. Gilbert, Ventura Rodríguez and later, Sabatini al…