An attractive blend of tradition and modernity
Madrid has a varied artistic offer, fruit of the different styles that have left their mark over the centuries.
The ruins of the old Arab wall in the first monuments of the Renaissance, through small Gothic churches, Madrid has accumulated over time very rich and varied works. The word comes from the Arabic Madrid Magerit ("mother of waters"), the name given to the fortress built on the banks of the Manzanares at the request of the Umayyad Cordoba, Muhammad (823-886). Although the city grew under Arab dominance for two centuries, only remain the ruins of the presence of the walls and some turn later transformed into a bell tower. The advent of the house of Austria, in the sixteenth century, and its peak in the seventeenth century marked the rise of a district's most renowned of the capital - the Madrid of the House of Austria - home, in addition to Plaza Mayor, numerous monuments, churches and convents, full of art and charm. The austere Baroque façades contrast with the luxurious interior of the palace.
The eighteenth century has left its mark on the beautiful neoclassical combination of the royal palace, the gardens of Sabatini and Campo del Moro, located in the center of the capital. The San Francisco El Grande, the fountains of the Paseo del Prado, the Toledo Bridge church, the Prado and Alcalá door are all remarkable monuments of this style.
The most modern and avant-garde part of Madrid is on the edge of its two main streets, Gran Vía and Paseo de La Castellana. Gran Vía, drawn in the early twentieth century, is now a shopping street, an entertainment venue and home to many hotels. Paseo de La Castellana, which crosses the city from north to south, is dotted with hotels among the most elegant of the capital, as well as modern and avant-garde seating many companies. Although Madrid has considerable architectural heritage, its wealth of art lies in its museums.
Three museums, very close to each other, form the famous walk of art: the Prado, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum and the National Museum Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. The Prado Museum is considered by many to be the best art gallery in the world: indeed it contains the largest collection of paintings from the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth, with the best works of the Italian, Flemish and Spanish. The Prado Museum contains works by artists such as Hieronymus Bosch, Rubens, Goya, Velázquez, Murillo, Fra Angelico, Botticelli, Titian, Raphael, Watteau, Tintoretto, El Greco, Ribera, Zurbarán and many ... still others, that can be admired alongside a beautiful collection of classical sculptures. The Prado offers private guided group visits outside of public opening hours, which make this encounter with art unforgettable.
The Thyssen Bornemisza Museum houses a private collection permanently transferred to the capital in 1993 and qualified as the most important for his portrayal of a vast period from the original painting from the thirteenth to the forefront of the twentieth century. Dürer, Tintoretto, Degas, Kandinsky, Goya, Cézanne, Matisse, Dali, Miro, Picasso and Renoir are some of the artists represented in this collection.
The Art Walks ends at the National Museum Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, made famous by Picasso's Guernica and the collection of contemporary art, mainly Spanish, it houses.
But the importance of the three major art galleries unfairly overshadowed the richness and variety of museums housed Madrid. The city has dozens of options that has a little time. Major collections such as the Real Academia de San Fernando municipal or thematic museums like the Romantic Museum, the Museum of the railway, the Naval Museum, the Army Museum, the Museum of America, the Archaeological Museum national, National Museum of Natural Sciences,
Madrid also has a set of palaces and monuments which form one of the most important heritage of Western history. National Heritage is the agency responsible for monitoring the state property assigned to the provision of the royal family and administration and convents founded by the kings over the centuries monasteries. On an immense wealth of art, its creation has stimulated culture in Spain for centuries. This open to the public set includes the Royal Palace of Madrid, the pantheon of illustrious men, the Monastery of Las Barefoot Nuns, the Royal Monastery of the Incarnation, the Royal Palace of El Pardo Royal Palace of Aranjuez, Monastery El Escorial, the Casita del Príncipe at El Escorial, the Casita del Infante de El Escorial and the Benedictine Abbey of the Holy Cross of the Valley de los Fallen.
A simple and convenient way to explore the vast cultural offer of the capital of Spain is to use the Madrid Card for tourists. It includes admission to the most emblematic monuments and more than 40 museums in the city and surrounding areas. It also allows to perform all the tours of "Discover Madrid" program organized by the tourist office of the mayor
Madrid has a varied artistic offer, fruit of the different styles that have left their mark over the centuries.
The ruins of the old Arab wall in the first monuments of the Renaissance, through small Gothic churches, Madrid has accumulated over time very rich and varied works. The word comes from the Arabic Madrid Magerit ("mother of waters"), the name given to the fortress built on the banks of the Manzanares at the request of the Umayyad Cordoba, Muhammad (823-886). Although the city grew under Arab dominance for two centuries, only remain the ruins of the presence of the walls and some turn later transformed into a bell tower. The advent of the house of Austria, in the sixteenth century, and its peak in the seventeenth century marked the rise of a district's most renowned of the capital - the Madrid of the House of Austria - home, in addition to Plaza Mayor, numerous monuments, churches and convents, full of art and charm. The austere Baroque façades contrast with the luxurious interior of the palace.
The eighteenth century has left its mark on the beautiful neoclassical combination of the royal palace, the gardens of Sabatini and Campo del Moro, located in the center of the capital. The San Francisco El Grande, the fountains of the Paseo del Prado, the Toledo Bridge church, the Prado and Alcalá door are all remarkable monuments of this style.
The most modern and avant-garde part of Madrid is on the edge of its two main streets, Gran Vía and Paseo de La Castellana. Gran Vía, drawn in the early twentieth century, is now a shopping street, an entertainment venue and home to many hotels. Paseo de La Castellana, which crosses the city from north to south, is dotted with hotels among the most elegant of the capital, as well as modern and avant-garde seating many companies. Although Madrid has considerable architectural heritage, its wealth of art lies in its museums.
Three museums, very close to each other, form the famous walk of art: the Prado, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum and the National Museum Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. The Prado Museum is considered by many to be the best art gallery in the world: indeed it contains the largest collection of paintings from the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth, with the best works of the Italian, Flemish and Spanish. The Prado Museum contains works by artists such as Hieronymus Bosch, Rubens, Goya, Velázquez, Murillo, Fra Angelico, Botticelli, Titian, Raphael, Watteau, Tintoretto, El Greco, Ribera, Zurbarán and many ... still others, that can be admired alongside a beautiful collection of classical sculptures. The Prado offers private guided group visits outside of public opening hours, which make this encounter with art unforgettable.
The Thyssen Bornemisza Museum houses a private collection permanently transferred to the capital in 1993 and qualified as the most important for his portrayal of a vast period from the original painting from the thirteenth to the forefront of the twentieth century. Dürer, Tintoretto, Degas, Kandinsky, Goya, Cézanne, Matisse, Dali, Miro, Picasso and Renoir are some of the artists represented in this collection.
The Art Walks ends at the National Museum Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, made famous by Picasso's Guernica and the collection of contemporary art, mainly Spanish, it houses.
But the importance of the three major art galleries unfairly overshadowed the richness and variety of museums housed Madrid. The city has dozens of options that has a little time. Major collections such as the Real Academia de San Fernando municipal or thematic museums like the Romantic Museum, the Museum of the railway, the Naval Museum, the Army Museum, the Museum of America, the Archaeological Museum national, National Museum of Natural Sciences,
Madrid also has a set of palaces and monuments which form one of the most important heritage of Western history. National Heritage is the agency responsible for monitoring the state property assigned to the provision of the royal family and administration and convents founded by the kings over the centuries monasteries. On an immense wealth of art, its creation has stimulated culture in Spain for centuries. This open to the public set includes the Royal Palace of Madrid, the pantheon of illustrious men, the Monastery of Las Barefoot Nuns, the Royal Monastery of the Incarnation, the Royal Palace of El Pardo Royal Palace of Aranjuez, Monastery El Escorial, the Casita del Príncipe at El Escorial, the Casita del Infante de El Escorial and the Benedictine Abbey of the Holy Cross of the Valley de los Fallen.
A simple and convenient way to explore the vast cultural offer of the capital of Spain is to use the Madrid Card for tourists. It includes admission to the most emblematic monuments and more than 40 museums in the city and surrounding areas. It also allows to perform all the tours of "Discover Madrid" program organized by the tourist office of the mayor
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