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• Bauer Palace. Madrid.

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  … 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 Monastery of La Encarnación. Madrid.

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  … 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 …

• 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…

• 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…

• Plaza de Oriente Square. Madrid.

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  … 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…

• 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 …

• Cerralbo Museum. Madrid.

  [Arts and culture] | [Museums]

  … Calle Ventura Rodríguez 17. 28008. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915591171 | E-mail: museo.cerralbo@mcu.es. museocerralbo.mcu.es. A journey back to 19th-century aristocratic life. This museum reflects the tastes of the period through a wide range of works of art. The house-museum was created by the Marquis of C…

• Las Comendadoras de Santiago Convent. Madrid.

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  … 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…

• Royal Palace. Madrid.

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  … 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…

• Liria Palace. Madrid.

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  … 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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 …

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• Debod Temple. Madrid.

  [Arts and culture] | [Monuments]

  … Paseo Pintor Rosales s/n. 28008. Madrid. Fax.: +34 913541719 | www.esmadrid.com. Discover the Debod Temple, one of Madrid's most unusual monuments. This construction dates from the 2nd century BC, and, after centuries on Egyptian soil, was brought to Spain as a gift from Egypt. Transportation of the…

• 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…

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

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  … 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.…

• 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.

  [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 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 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…

• 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.

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  … 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…