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Madrid Culture: The Almudena Cathedral is a Madrid landmark, which took more than 100 years to complete. Shortly after King Philips II declared Madrid the capital of Spain in 1561, he decided that the city needed a grand cathedral...
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Madrid Culture: This enormous, modern and contemporary science museum is located near the suburb of Alcobendas, just a short bus ride from Plaza Castilla. Take the time to discover the interactive exhibits which cover history, science, and nature's laws...
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Madrid Culture: The Goya Museum houses the remains of renowned Spanish artist Francisco de Goya. Goya was commissioned to decorate the once chapel and completed a series of mesmerizing frescoes in just 120 days...
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Madrid Culture: Steeped in history, Las Ventas is arguably the most famous bullring worldwide. Some of the most brazen matadors of all time have come face to face with raging bulls within the venue...
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Madrid Culture: Lázaro Galdiano Museum opened its doors to the public on January 27, 1951 after its inventory by Emilio Camps Cazorla funds and appropriate the building and its facilities by Fernando Chueca Goitia as dictated by the museum project Camón Jose Aznar...
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Madrid Culture: When the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía opened its doors in 1990, it stood as one of the greatest and most modern art galleries in the world...
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Madrid Culture: The National Museum of Decorative Arts was created by royal decree of 1912, as the National Museum of Industrial Arts...
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Madrid Culture: The collection consists of approximately 7600 paintings, 1,000 sculptures, 3,000 drawings and 6,400 prints, plus a large number of objects of decorative arts and historical documents. Today, the museum exhibits in their own seat fewer than 1,000 works...
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Madrid Culture: It was created by the wish of the widow of Sorolla, Clotilde García del Castillo, who in 1925 donated all his assets to Spain to found a museum in memory of her husband...
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Madrid Culture: The history and origins of the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection tell one of the most fascinating tales of private collecting. Although the collection boasted worldwide renown, when the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum opened in Madrid...
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Madrid Culture: The Palacio Real or Royal Palace is no doubt the largest palace in all of Europe. Located just to the east of Madrid's historic center and within walking distance of the Plaza de España, the Palace features more than 200 rooms...
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Madrid Culture: El Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, currently features over 1,400 paintings, 600 sculptures and 15,000 drawings, plus an excellent collection of decorative arts made by tapestries, silverware, pottery, porcelain...
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