Saint Jeronimo cloister , the hidden jewell that hosts a lot of important masterpieces of Prado Museum. You probably already know the famous Prado Museum, either by name or because you’ve been there to discover its collections of some of the world’s most beautiful paintings and sculptures. But are you sure you’ve seen everything? Because… Continue reading “Saint Jeronimo Cloister – The unknown secret of the Prado Museum”
If you stroll along the famous Gran Vía, between the bustle of the big stores, people gathered around the street shows and the majestic buildings that surround you, you might notice a little-known detail in front of Hyatt Centric Hotel: two arrows engraved on the ground. They are not there by chance. They were shot… Continue reading “Hyatt Centric Hotel – A battle in the sky of Gran Vía”
Casa de América or Palace of Linares is in central Madrid in Plaza de Cibeles and it’s one of the best known building in town. It shares a roundabout with the Bank of Spain, the Town Hall or Palace of Communications, the General Headquarters of the Army and the fountain of the goddess Cibeles. Constructions… Continue reading “The Palace of Linares, Headquarters of Casa América”
During the 19th century, some of the most important urban renovations in Madrid’s history were carried out. Also, the architecture of iron in Madrid and other new materials consolidated the transition from the traditional to the industrial city. The destruction caused by the Peninsular War in Madrid (1808-1814) and the great Ecclesiastical confiscations that led… Continue reading “The Iron Architecture in Madrid”
The creation of Gran Vía – A definitive advance for the consolidation of Madrid as a modern, cosmopolitan, open capital prepared for the glamor of the early 20th century. In the first third of the 20th century, there was an important action to transform the urban center of Madrid, with the project of opening a… Continue reading “The Creation of Gran Via – An Impulse Towards Modernity”
In addition to Spain’s largest dome, the Basilica of San Francisco el Grande houses several artistic jewels and a lot of stories that make it a treasures in the capital of Spain. Strolling through the authentic neighborhood of La Latina it is virtually impossible not to meet one of its main attractions: the Basilica of… Continue reading “San Francisco el Grande – Spain’s Largest Dome”
In the houses of historic Madrid, the most extreme poverty coexisted with absolute wealth. As we already know, (and if you don´t, come and discover it with us on the Historical Tour), Madrid was a tiny town until the 16th century, when King Felipe II from one day to the next, chose the City of… Continue reading “The houses of Historic Madrid. How did our ancestors live?”
The vanguardist architecture of Fernando Higueras in Madrid during Franco times At the Ruiz Jiménez roundabout, better known as “the San Bernardo metro”, it is almost impossible not to look at a certain imposing concrete structure, with balconies drilled like beehives from which jungle vines hang. Although with different names, all Madrilenians know it. The… Continue reading “The vanguardist architecture of Fernando Higueras”
