Do you love to be in the city? if so this is the place to be.
Madrid is the capital of Spain and is known as the most popular city to visit as they have wonderful places to see. While Madrid possesses modern infrastructure, it has preserved the look and feel of many of its historic neighbourhoods and streets.
Places to see whilst in madrid.
Madrid is popular for its landmarks which include the Plaza Mayor, the Royal Palace of Madrid; the Royal Theatre with its restored 1850 Opera House; the Buen Retiro Park, founded in 1631; the 19th-century National Library building (founded in 1712) containing some of Spain’s historical archives; many national museums, and the Golden Triangle of Art, located along the Paseo del Prado and comprising three art museums: Prado Museum, the Reina Sofía Museum, a museum of modern art, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, which complements the holdings of the other two museums. Cibeles Palace and Fountain has become one of the monument symbols of the city.
The History of Madrid.
The site of modern-day Madrid has been occupied since prehistoric times, and there are archaeological remains of the CelticCarpetani settlement, Roman villas, a Visigoth basilica near the church of Santa María de la Almudena and three Visigoth necropoleis near Casa de Campo, Tetúan and Vicálvaro.
Middle Ages:
The first historical document about the existence of an established settlement in Madrid dates from the Muslim age. At the second half of the 9th century, Cordobese Emir Muhammad I built a fortress on a headland near the river Manzanares, as one of the many fortresses he ordered to be built on the border between Al-Andalus and the kingdoms of León and Castile, with the objective of protecting Toledo from the Christian invasions and also as a starting point for Muslim offensives. After the disintegration of the Caliphate of Córdoba in the early 11th century, Madrid was integrated in the Taifa of Toledo.
Modern Age:
During the revolt of the Comuneros, led by Juan de Padilla, Madrid joined the revolt against Charles, Holy Roman Emperor, but after defeat at the Battle of Villalar, Madrid was besieged and occupied by the imperial troops. The city was however granted the titles of Coronada (Crowned) and Imperial.
Where Madrid is located.
Madrid placed in the heart of the Iberian peninsula on the southern Meseta Central, 60 km south of the Guadarrama mountain range and straddling the Jarama and Manzanares river sub-drainage basins, in the wider Tagus River catchment area. There is a considerable difference in altitude within the city proper ranging from the 700 m (2,297 ft) around Plaza de Castilla in the north of city to the 570 m (1,870 ft) around La China wastewater treatment plant on the Manzanares’ riverbanks, near the latter’s confluence with the Fuente Castellana thalweg in the south of the city.
The oldest urban core is located on the hills next to the left bank of the Manzanares River. The city grew to the east, reaching the Fuente Castellana Creek (now the Paseo de la Castellana), and further east reaching the Abroñigal Creek. The city also grew through the annexation of neighbouring urban settlements, including those to the South West on the right bank of the Manzanares.
Where you could visit in madrid:
- El Retiro Park
- Plaza de la Independencia, 7, 28001 Madrid
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- Royal Palace of Madrid
- C. de Bailén, s/n, 28071 Madrid
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- San Miguel Market
- Pl. de San Miguel, s/n, 28005 Madrid
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- Temple of Debod
- C. de Ferraz, 1, 28008 Madrid
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- Museo Nacional del Prado
- C. de Ruiz de Alarcón, 23, 28014 Madrid
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Pananrama View:
- Celle Gran Via
- C/ Gran Vía, 1, 28013 Madrid
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