Madrid

capital and largest city of Spain

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The City of Madrid is the capital of Spain and the Community of Madrid.

Main category: Madrid

SymbolEdit

Main category: Symbols of Madrid

Geographic map and Pro player de fifaEdit

Main category: Maps of Madrid

geographic map from 1762
German - Alemán (1888)
Climate of Madrid-Retiro
Climate of Madrid-Barajas
Metropolitan areas - Áreas metropolitanas
Population density - Densidad de población
Parks - Parques
Adjacent municipalities - Municipios colindantes
Transport - Transporte
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District of MadridEdit

Main category: Districts of Madrid

Skyline and architectureEdit

Main categories: Cityscapes of Madrid and Buildings in Madrid

Temple of Debod
Muslim Walls of Madrid
(9th century)
Hermitage of Santa María la Antigua (13th century)
Castle of La Alameda
(15th century)
Casa y Torre de los Lujanes (15th century)
Viana Palace (15th century)
San Jerónimo el Real
(1505)
Centro
Puerta del Sol
Crystal Palace (1897)
Bank of Spain headquarters (1891)
Banco Español de Crédito building (1891)
Palacio de Biblioteca y Museos Nacionales (1892)
Palace of la Bolsa de Madrid
(1893)
Palacio de Fomento (1897)
Headquarters of the Royal Asturian Mining Company (1897)
Panteón de Hombres Ilustres - Pantheon of Illustrious Men (1901).
Longoria Palace (1903)
Cybele Palace (1909)
Gran Vía
Gran Vía
Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid (1910)
Casino de Madrid (1910)
Church of San Manuel y San Benito (1910)
Calle de Alcalá
Metropolis Building (1911)
Idem: Top / Cima.
Hotel Palace (1912)
Casa Gallardo (1914)
Maudes Hospital (1916)
Embassy of Italy, Madrid (1917)
Edificio Grassy (1917)
Plaza de Canalejas
Banco de Bilbao building (1923)
Almudena Cemetery (1925)
Templo Nacional de Santa Teresa de Jesús y Convento de los Padres Carmelitas Descalzos (1928)
Telefónica Building (1929)
La Unión y el Fénix Español building (1931)
Moncloa-Aravaca
Una calle en el Barrio de La Latina.
Nuevos Ministerios (1942)
Air Force Headquarters (1954)
Plaza de la Villa de París
Torre de Madrid (1960)
Plaza de España
Palacio de Congresos (1970)
Plaza de Colón
AZCA
Paseo de la Castellana
Idem.
Gate of Europe (1996)
Skyscrapers - Rascacielos.
Hotel Puerta América (2005)
Cuatro Torres Business Area (2009)
Ciudad BBVA (2015)
Vista desde / View from Torre Espacio

El Madrid de los AustriasEdit

Casa de Cisneros (1537)
Convent of Las Descalzas Reales (1564)
Bridge of Segovia (1584)
House of las Siete Chimeneas (1586)
San Sebastian Church (1598)
Church of San Pedro Ad-vincula (600)
San Pedro el Real (17th century)
Royal Convent of La Encarnación (1616)
Plaza Mayor
Casa de la Panadería (1619)
Palace of the Councils (1625)
Church of San Antonio de los Alemanes (1633)
Church of San Antonio, interior (1624)
Salón de Reinos (1635)
Santa Cruz Palace (1636)
Palacio de Abrantes (1655)
San Isidro Church (1664)
Church of San Andrés (1669)
Church of San Ginés de Arlés (1672)
Church of las Calatravas (1678)
Gate of Philip IV (1680)
Convent of las Comendadoras de Santiago (1685)
Casa de la Villa (1696)

The Madrid of the BourbonsEdit

Church of San Martín
Hermitage of Virgen del Puerto (1718)
Bridge of Toledo (1732)
Church of Nuestra Señora de Montserrat (1733)
Cuartel del Conde-Duque (1736)
St. Michael's Basilica (1745)
Church of San José (1748)
Puerta de Hierro (1753)
Church of San Marcos (1753)
Palacio de Justicia (1758)
Church of Santa Bárbara
(1758)
San Cayetano Church (1761)
Royal Post Office (1768)
Real Casa de la Aduana (1769).
Puerta de San Vicente (1775)
Puerta de Alcalá (1778)
Fountain of Cybele (1782)
Fountain of Neptune (1784)
San Francisco el Grande Basilica (1784)
Madrid Royal Conservatory (1788)
Fountain of Apollo (1803)
Plaza de Oriente
Gate of Toledo (1827)
Royal Observatory of Madrid (19th century)
Monument to the Fallen for Spain (1840)
Monument to Philip IV of Spain (1640 and 1843)
Palacio de las Cortes (1850)

Royal Palace of MadridEdit

Almudena CathedralEdit

North façade / Fachada norte.
North-East angle / Ángulo noreste.
East façade
West façade / Fachada oeste.
South-East angle / Ángulo sureste.
South-West angle / Ángulo suroeste.
Interior: Central nave / Nave central.
Painted roof of the central nave / Techo pintado de la nave central
Interior: Organ / Órgano.
Crypt / Cripta

Neo-MudéjarEdit

Hospital del Niño Jesús (1885)
Escuelas Aguirre (1886)
Church of San Fermín de los Navarros (1890)
Church of Santa Cruz (1902)
Church of Santa Cristina (1906)
Seminario Conciliar de la Inmaculada y San Dámaso (1906)
Church of La Paloma (1912)
Museo de la Farmacia Militar (1920)
Las Ventas (1931)
Casa del Reloj (1933)

Modern monuments and sculpturesEdit

Fuente del Ángel Caído (1885)
Monument to Columbus (1885)
Pantheon of Illustrious Men (1901)
Monument to Emilio Castelar (1908)
Monument to King Alfonso XII (1922)
Monument to Miguel de Cervantes (1930)
Idem: Don Quixote and Sancho Panza
Statue of the Bear and the Strawberry Tree (1967)
Monument to the Discovery of America (1977), Plaza de Colón.
Hand - Mano (Fernando Botero).
Plaza de Dalí (Dalí Square) (1986).
Enrique Tierno Galván (1988).
Equestrian statue of Charles III of Spain (1994).

HistoryEdit

Main category: History of Madrid

Carlos III en Madrid (Cuadro de Quirós, 1760)
2nd of May - Dos de Mayo (Goya)
3rd of May - Tres de Mayo (Goya)
Cortes (1843)
General Pavía en las Cortes, 1874.
Franco and Eisenhower, 1959.
Windsor Tower (Edificio Windsor) ruins
World Cup celebration, 2010.

CultureEdit

Main category: Culture of Madrid

MuseumEdit

Main category: Museums in Madrid

TransportEdit

Main category: Transport in Madrid

Taxis
Atocha Railway Station (1892)
Atocha's Greenhouse
Puerta de Atocha (1992)
Madrid Metro
Train (Madrid Metro)
Tribunal (Madrid Metro)
Chueca (Madrid Metro)
Lago (Madrid Metro)
Metrobus ticket.
Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport
Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport

Parks and gardensEdit

Retiro ParkEdit

Fuente del Ángel Caído (1885)
Fuente del Ángel Caído
Monument to King Alfonso XII (1922)
Palacio de Cristal.
Inside the Crystal Palace, with an exhibition of crystal bells. Enero de 2005.
Estanque del Palacio de Cristal.
Rosaleda (rose garden).
Paseo de la Argentina.
Main pond - Estanque principal.
Parterre
Idem.

Real Jardín Botánico de MadridEdit

Royal Gate (1781)
Monument to Linnaeus.
March / Marzo 2006
December / Diciembre 2008
May / Mayo 2005
May / Mayo 2005
October / Octubre 2008
Rose garden / Rosaleda
April / Abril 2005

River Manzanares and bridgesEdit

View from cable-car / Vista desde teleférico.
Puente de Segovia (1584).
View from / Vista desde el Puente de Segovia.
Puente de Toledo (1732).
Puente de los Franceses (19th century).
Puente de la Reina Victoria - Queen Victoria Bridge (1909).
Puente de Arganzuela (2011).

EducationEdit

Main category: Education in Madrid

UniversityEdit

Main category: Universities in Madrid

Complutense: Rectorado - Rectorate.
Complutense: Geog. e Historia.
UAM: Rectorado - Rectorate.
UPM: ETSIM.
UPM: ETSAM.
UPM: Informática / Computer Science.

HealthEdit

HospitalEdit

Main category: Hospitals in Madrid

SportEdit

Main category: Sports in Madrid

Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
(Real Madrid CF)
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Estadio Metropolitano
(Atlético Madrid)
Madrid Arena
Madrid Arena
Community of Madrid Sports Centre
Caja Mágica

Nighttime viewEdit

Main category: Night in Madrid

Temple of Debod
Bridge of Toledo (1732)
Puerta de Alcalá (1778)
Royal Palace of Madrid and Almudena Cathedral
Royal Palace of Madrid
Fountain of Cybele (1782)
Fountain of Neptune (1784)
Palacio de Cristal ("Crystal Palace"), Retiro.
Centro district / Distrito Centro
Catedral de la Almudena.
Puerta del Sol.
Gran Vía (downtown street).
Paseo de Recoletos (boulevard).
Plaza del Callao (square) & Gran Vía (downtown street).
Calle de Alcalá & Metrópolis Building - Edificio Metrópolis.
Plaza de Cibeles
Calle de Alcalá
Plaza de Canalejas (square).
La Unión y el Fénix Español (1931).
Tetuán district - Distrito de Tetuán.
Torrespaña (TV and radio tower - Torre de TV y radio).
Madrid skyline.
Sabatini Gardens - Jardines de Sabatini.
Plaza de España ("Spain Square").
Fountain of Juan de Villanueva
M-30 highway - Autovía M-30
Skyline (2006).

OthersEdit

Aerial photographyEdit

Main category: Aerial photographs of Madrid

From an airliner / Desde un avión.
Idem
Idem
Idem
Nighttime view

SuburbEdit

Monasterio de El Escorial.
Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos, San Lorenzo de El Escorial.
Royal Palace of Aranjuez.
Alcalá de Henares University.
Plaza Mayor, Chinchón.
Sierra de Guadarrama.
Manzanares el Real Castle.
Éboli Tower, Pinto.
Arroyomolinos Tower, Arroyomolinos.
Cathedral of Justo Gallego, Mejorada del Campo.

See alsoEdit

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