Madrid — The Prado, the Bourbon city and the architecture of the twentieth century

Places documented in Madrid

• Almudena Cathedral — Madrid's principal Catholic cathedral opposite the Royal Palace, built from 1883 and consecrated by Pope John Paul II in 1993.
• Anglican Cathedral of the Redeemer — Madrid's principal Anglican church and cathedral of the Reformed Episcopal Church of Spain, a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
• Atocha Station (Old Station) — Madrid’s 1892 iron-and-glass train shed by Alberto de Palacio, converted in 1992 into a covered tropical garden.
• Café Gijón — A culturally significant coffeehouse on Madrid's Paseo de Recoletos, where the terrace opens onto the boulevard's central walkway opposite t
• Church of La Concepción — A Neogothic minor basilica in Madrid's Recoletos district, completed in 1914 and crowned with a 43.7-metre tower topped by a sculpture of th
• Church of La Milagrosa — A Roman Catholic church in central Madrid blending Neo-Mudéjar and Neo-Gothic styles, built 1900–1904 by architects Lázaro de Diego and Clav
• Edificio Capitol
• Gran Hotel Inglés
• Hospital de Maudes (Hospital de Jornaleros) — A 1916 Madrid workers’ hospital by Antonio Palacios and Joaquín Otamendi, a granite landmark of early-20th-century Spanish architecture.
• House of Gallardo — A rare 1914 Art Nouveau building near Madrid's Plaza de España, designed by Federico Arias Rey and protected as a Bien de Interés Cultural s
• La Pagoda — A spiralling pharmaceutical laboratory in Madrid whose rotating floors earned it comparison to a pagoda, designed by Miguel Fisac and demoli
• La Unión y el Fénix Español building — One of Madrid's pioneering skyscrapers, designed by Modesto López Otero (1928–1931), this 12-story tower harmonizes modernist ambition with
• Lázaro Galdiano Museum — The Lázaro Galdiano Museum (Museo Lázaro Galdiano) in Madrid houses one of Spain's finest private art collections, assembled over a lifetime
• Mandarin Oriental Ritz — Madrid — Commissioned by King Alfonso XIII and opened in 1910, Madrid's Ritz was Spain's first purpose-built luxury hotel — its listed façade still f
• Mercado de San Miguel — Madrid’s last iron-framed market (1916), beside Plaza Mayor, reborn in 2009 as the city’s best-known gourmet food hall.
• Metropolis Building, Madrid — A Belle Époque office tower at Madrid's most animated intersection, designed by French architects Jules and Raymond Février and inaugurated
• Monument to Columbus (Madrid) — A Madrid monument combining Arturo Mélida's Gothic Revival basement with Jerónimo Suñol's statue, honoring Christopher Columbus from the Pla
• Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía — The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid is Spain's national museum of 20th- and 21st-century art, most celebrated as the per
• Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales — The Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (National Museum of Natural Sciences) in Madrid is one of Spain's oldest and most important scienti
• Museo Nacional del Prado — The Museo Nacional del Prado is Spain's principal national art museum and one of the great encyclopaedic collections of European painting in
• Museo Naval — The Museo Naval in Madrid is one of Spain's oldest and most comprehensive maritime museums, tracing the history of the Spanish Navy from the
• Palacio de Cristal — The Palacio de Cristal is a magnificent iron-and-glass conservatory built in 1887 in the Buen Retiro Park in Madrid. Originally constructed
• Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro — UNESCO Landscape of Arts and Sciences, Madrid — The great cultural axis of central Madrid — a coherent Enlightenment landscape of world-class museums, royal gardens, and public promenades
• Puerta de Alcalá — The Puerta de Alcalá is a monumental Neoclassical gate in the centre of Madrid, commissioned by King Charles III and completed in 1778 to de
• Royal Palace of Madrid — The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of the Spanish royal family, used primarily for state ceremonies. With over 135,000 squ
• Santiago Bernabéu Stadium — The Estadio Santiago Bernabéu is the home ground of Real Madrid CF, located in the Paseo de la Castellana in the heart of Madrid. Named afte
• Sorolla Museum — The Sorolla Museum (Museo Sorolla) in Madrid is a single-artist museum dedicated to the life and work of Joaquín Sorolla (1863–1923), the lu
• Spanish Cultural Heritage Institute — Madrid's Spanish Cultural Heritage Institute is a multidisciplinary research and conservation agency dedicated to preserving Spain's cultura
• Teatro Pavón — A Madrid theatre designed by Teodoro de Anasagasti and opened in 1925 on Calle de Embajadores, serving as a cultural institution for nearly
• Telefónica Building — The Telefónica Building rises 89 metres above the Gran Vía in central Madrid, a bold fusion of American skyscraper ambition and Spanish Baro
• The Westin Palace, Madrid
• The Wine List — The Wine List is a curated wine bar and retail shop in Madrid, Spain, dedicated to showcasing artisan and small-production wines from Spanis
• Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum — The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid houses one of the most comprehensive private art collections ever assembled, tracing Western paintin
• Torres Blancas — A sculptural concrete landmark designed by Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza in 1961, Torres Blancas exemplifies Spanish Organicism in Madrid.