Gran Vía
Calle Gran Vía, Centro, Madrid, 28013, Spain
They demolished 300 houses and wiped fifteen streets off the map to build it.
Museo Reina Sofía
52 Calle de Santa Isabel, Centro, Madrid, 28012, Spain
Every day, hundreds of people file into Room 206 and stand in silence before a painting that's 7.
Plaza de Cibeles
Plaza Cibeles, Centro, Madrid, 28014, Spain
If Real Madrid wins the Champions League, this is where a million people come to scream about it.
Plaza de España
Plaza de España, Moncloa-Aravaca, Madrid, 28013, Spain
At the center of this grand square, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza sit in bronze, staring up at their creator.
Plaza Mayor
Plaza Mayor, Centro, Madrid, 28012, Spain
This grand rectangle of rust-red facades and slate rooftops has been the stage for some of Spain's most dramatic public spectacles — bullfights, royal coronations, theatrical performances, and executions by the Inquisition.
Prado Museum
23 Calle de Ruiz de Alarcón, Retiro, Madrid, 28014, Spain
The building was never supposed to hold art.
Puerta de Alcalá
Plaza de la Independencia, 28001 Madrid
This is the first modern triumphal arch built in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire — or at least, that's the claim Madrilenos love to make.
Puerta del Sol
Plaza de la Puerta del Sol, 28013 Madrid
Stand on the small bronze plaque in the pavement here and you're standing at the exact center of Spain.
Retiro Park
Plaza de la Independencia, 7, 28001 Madrid
For two hundred years, this 125-hectare garden was the private playground of Spanish royalty — off-limits to common people, guarded by walls, and filled with peacocks, fountains, and theatrical stages built for an audience of kings.
Royal Palace
Calle de Bailén, s/n, 28071 Madrid
With 3,418 rooms, the Royal Palace of Madrid is the largest royal palace in Europe — bigger than Buckingham Palace, bigger than Versailles in sheer room count.
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