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Museums in MADRID

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Spain's Royal Palace is in Madrid.

It is one of the largest palaces in all of Western Europe. But the king and his family do not live there anymore; they live in a smaller palace, and only use the Royal Palace for important events, like meeting other kings and other official ceremonies.

The Buen Retiro Park.

Located in the heart of Madrid. Among the most prominent spots, the park includes Casa de Fieras (menagerie) zoo , the great pond with the monument to Alfonso XII, the Crystal Palace, the Rosaleda rose garden and the Parterre (boasting one of the oldest trees in Madrid), The Astronomical Observatory and the Buen Retiro Royal Porcelain Factory.

The Plaza Mayor

is a major public space in the heart of Madrid, the capital of Spain. It was once the centre of Old Madrid,. It was first built (1580–1619) during the Habsburg period of Philip III's reign.

The Puerta de Alcalá

is a monument in the "Independence Square". Francisco Sabatini created the monument in 1778 for the king Carlos III when he arrived in Madrid. It is the gateway to the Court. It is built of granite and limestone.

The Prado Museum

is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid. It is widely considered to have one of the world's finest collections of European art, dating from the 12th century to the early 20th century, based on the former Spanish Royal Collection, and the single best collection of Spanish art.

Las Meninas (Velázquez)

The most representative and famous painting in the Prado Museum.. It is one of the largest canvases, over 3 metres wide and almost 3 metres high. They represent up to 11 characters, such as the meninas, the daughters of Philip IV and Mariana of Austria, and even Velázquez himself.

The Queen Sofía Museum

It is a contemporary art museum. The building where the museum is located was formerly a hospital. It has glass lifts on the outside of the building.

The Guernica (Picasso)

The most representative and famous painting in the Queen Sofía Museum. A painting measuring over 7 metres wide and 3 metres high depicts the suffering caused by German bombing raids on the Basque town..

thyssen Museum

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It is an art gallery that houses one of the most important private art collections in the world, donated by the Thyssen-Bornemisza family to the Spanish State, and is located in the Villahermosa Palace.

Mata-Mua (Paul Gauguin)

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Mata Mua means “Once upon a time” in the Maori language. The painting shows a large central tree dividing the scene, with a group of women dancing around the figure of the moon goddess on the left, and two seated Maori women on the right, one of them playing a flute.

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