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Museums
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Prado is properly the most famous museum in Spain.
It contains more than 18.000 paintings, sculptures
and other pieces of art. Among the most popular
artist in the museum are Velazquez and Goya which
both have their finest paintings exposed in El
Prado. It is also possible to find other important
Spanish Artists such as el Greco and Zurbaran or
paintings from all over Europe. The building of
the museum is a masterpiece in itself. It was
ordered build by Carlos III in 1875 and was
designed by the architect Juan de Villanova. |
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Reina
Sofia
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Santa
Isabel, 52
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Metro:
Atocha
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Monday,
Wedensday & Saturday 10AM-9PM
Sundays
10AM-2:30PM
Tuesdays
closed
Admission
Free on Saturday Afternoons
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Tel.
914-675-062
www.museoreinasofia.mcu.es
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| Reina
Sofia is the second great museum in Madrid. It
contains more modern art and has two large
sections dedicated to Picasso and Miro. In Reina
Sofia you can also find important works of Dali,
Juan Gris and Pablo Gargallo. |
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Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum is located in the Palace
Villahermosa. It was until 1992 (where the
Spanish Government bought the collection) one of
the most important private collection in the world
owned by the Thyssen family. The museum
contains more than 800 works of western art
including important works of Rubens, Friedrich,
Caravaggio and Dali. |
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