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| Prado National Museum |
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| The Prado Museum, considered to be one of the world´s best art galleries, houses famous masterpieces of paintings, with the outstanding presence of Velázquez, Goya, Titian and Rubens, amongst others. A huge project is currently underway to extend the... |
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| Reina Sofía National Museum and Art Centre |
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| The Museum, located in an 18th century building, houses the most important collection of contemporary art in the Spanish State. A wide selection of its collection, which covers the end of the 19th century until the present day, shows the artistic wor... |
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| The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum |
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| Villahermosa Palace houses the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, considered to be the top 20th century private collection. Durero, Titian, Goya, Degas, Renoir, Kandinsky or Rothko are just some of the highlights included in this tour of Western art, fro... |
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| Royal Palace of Madrid |
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| Philip V commissioned Sacchetti, an Italian architect who was one of Juvarra?s followers, with its construction. It was decorated by renowned 18th century European artists. Works by Tiépolo, Lucas Jordán, Mengs and Goya can be seen in its rooms. Its ... |
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| The Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de Escorial |
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| Named a World Heritage Site, the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial was the political centre of Philip II?s empire. The complex comprises the Royal Palace, a monastery for monks, a magnificent library, and a large basilica with cenotaphs of the ... |
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| Royal Palace of Aranjuez |
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| The Royal Palace of Aranjuez fundamentally dates from the 18th century, although it was started by Philip II. The Porcelain Study commissioned by Charles III and the Isabel II Throne Room stand out from amongst its rooms. It is surrounded by magnific... |
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| Benedictine Abbey of the Sacred Cross in the Valley of the Fallen |
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| The most visible image of the Valley of the Fallen is the granite cross which rises up in the middle of a large pine forest on the Cuelgamuros crag, near El Escorial. It was built as a mausoleum in the years following the civil war by the architects ... |
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| The Royal Monastery of the Encarnation |
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| Founded in 1622 by Philip III and Margaret of Austria, the convent contains a valuable collection of 17th and 18th century paintings and sculptures which includes works by Lucas Jordán, Juan der Hammer and Gregorio Fernández. The reliquary houses a c... |
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| Royal Palace of El Pardo |
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| It is located within an area of huge ecological interest: the Mount of El Pardo. In the 18th century, King Charles III commissioned his architect, Sabatini, to transform the palace which Charles I had previously built, and whose original courtyard is... |
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| The Museum of America in Madrid |
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| This is a unique museum of its kind, whose origin lies in the Natural History Department created by King Charles III and in the Scientific Expeditions of the 18th century. The exhibition currently on display includes precolombine, ethnographic and co... |
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