Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #6 in Madrid, Spain

The Museum of San Isidro, or of the Origins of Madrid, is a cultural institution of the City Council of Madrid (Spain), located at number 2 of the Plaza de San Andrés. It was inaugurated on May 15, 2000 by the then mayor of Madrid, José María Álvarez del Manzano. The permanent collection comes mostly from the disappeared Archaeological Institute and the Municipal Museum of Madrid. It shows the history of the city from prehistory to the establishment of the Court through archaeological pieces, models and engravings.

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The Teatro Pavón, Calle de Embajadores 9, is a theatre in Madrid opened in 1925. The architect was Teodoro de Anasagasti.

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Teatro Nuevo Apolo is an entertainment venue in Madrid, Spain. It is located in the Plaza de Tirso de Molina. The owners of the Teatro Apolo that existed on calle de Alcalá until its closure in 1929 decided to build a new venue, initially named Teatro Progreso, in the Plaza del Progreso. The theatre opened on December 10, 1932 with the zarzuela, La verbena de la Paloma. It was converted to a film venue, the Cine Progreso, before its rededication to theatrical exhibitions and music entertainment of various genres, as well as dance and comedy.

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The 1977 Atocha massacre was an attack by right-wing extremists in the center of Madrid on 24 January 1977, which saw the assassination of five labor activists from the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) and the workers' federation Comisiones Obreras (CC.OO). The act occurred within the wider context of far-right reaction to Spain's transition to constitutional democracy following the death of dictator Francisco Franco. Intended to provoke a violent left-wing response that would provide legitimacy for a subsequent right-wing counter coup d'état, the massacre had an immediate opposite effect, generating mass popular revulsion of the far-right and accelerating the legalization of the long-banned Communist Party.

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The Teatro Monumental is a concert hall in Madrid. The theatre, designed by Teodoro Anasagasti Algan, was built between 1922 and 1923 as a movie theatre and later was transformed to house concerts of different genres, from pop to classical, and jazz to folk.

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The House-Museum of Lope de Vega is a writer's house museum in the former home of the "golden age" writer Lope de Vega, located in Madrid, Spain.

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The Basilica of Jesus de Medinaceli or the full name in Spanish: Basílica de Nuestro Padre Jesús de Medinaceli is a Roman Catholic church, specifically a basilica, located in central Madrid.

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CaixaForum Madrid is a cultural center in Madrid, Spain. Located in Paseo del Prado in a former power station, it is owned by the not-for-profit banking foundation "la Caixa". The art center opened its doors in 2008 and it hosts temporary art exhibitions and cultural events.

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The Serrería Belga is an old industrial building in Madrid, located between Calle de la Alameda, Calle Cenicero and Plaza de las Letras, in the Barrio de las Letras. It consisted of two warehouses – one for sawmills, the other for warehouses and dryers – and was owned by the company Sociedad Belga de los Pinares de El Paular, which built it in 1925 according to a project by the architect Manuel Álvarez Naya. The Serrería Belga maintained its activity until the end of the 1970s, and was acquired in 2000 by the Madrid City Council to use the building for cultural purposes. In 2007, he commissioned its rehabilitation and refurbishment by the architects María Langarita Sánchez and Víctor Navarro Ríos. The works were completed in 2013, when the building became the headquarters of Medialab-Prado.

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Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid is an 8 hectares botanical garden in Madrid (Spain). The public entrance is located at Plaza de Murillo, next to the Prado Museum.

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The Four Fountains, also known as Las Fuentecillas, are located at the confluence of Plaza de Murillo with Paseo del Prado, in the area known as Madrid de los Borbones, one of the main tourist centers of this Spanish city. Two are located on the pavement of the Prado Museum and the other two are located facing each other in the pedestrian median of the Paseo del Prado, the four forming an imaginary square, which is crossed by one of the roads of this avenue, reserved for road traffic.

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Miguel de Cervantes or the Statue of Cervantes is an instance of public art in Madrid, Spain. Erected in 1835, it is dedicated to Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. It lies on the Plaza de las Cortes, in front of the Congress of Deputies.

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Plaza de la Lealtad is a square in Madrid, Spain, located on the Paseo del Prado, where the Palacio de la Bolsa (which houses the Madrid Stock Exchange) and the Ritz Hotel are located.

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The Monument to the Fallen for Spain or the Monument to the Heroes of the Second of May, popularly known as el Obelisco, is a war memorial in Madrid, Spain. It lies on the centre of the Plaza de la Lealtad.

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The Monument to Francisco de Goya is a Spanish sculpture dedicated to the Aragonese painter Francisco de Goya, located on Calle de Felipe IV s/n, in the vicinity of the Prado Museum in Madrid.

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The monument to Jacinto Benavente is a monument located in the city of Madrid, the work of the sculptor Victorio Macho and reminds the playwright Jacinto Benavente. It is located in the Retiro Park.

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The Galapagos Fountain or Isabel II Fountain is a monumental fountain located in the Retiro Park in the Spanish city of Madrid. Inaugurated in 1832, it was originally in the San Luis network, on Gran Vía. It was nourished by the journey of the Castellana.

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Saint Manuel and Saint Benedict is a Catholic church located in Madrid, Spain.

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The Palacio de Cristal is a 19th-century conservatory located in the Buen Retiro Park in Madrid, Spain. It is currently used for art exhibitions.

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The monument to Campoamor located in Madrid is located in the Retiro Park, on Avenida de Fernán Núñez.

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The Cajal Monument is a commemorative sculpture located in the Retiro Park in Madrid, Spain. The work of the sculptor Victorio Macho, it was inaugurated in 1926. It is dedicated to Santiago Ramón y Cajal.

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The Sardana fountain is located in the gardens of the Retiro in Madrid (Spain) at the Glorieta de la Sardana. The relief of the fountain shows a group of figures dancing a Catalan sardana.

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The Monument to General Martínez Campos is an instance of public art in Madrid, Spain. Designed by Mariano Benlliure, it consists of an sculptural ensemble presided by an equestrian statue of General Arsenio Martínez Campos, who played a key role in bringing the Bourbon Restoration by leading the coup d'etat of Sagunto in 1874. It lies on the centre of the Plaza de Guatemala, in El Retiro.

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The Monument to Cuba is an instance of public art in Madrid, Spain, consisting of a fountain over which an sculptural group topped by an allegory of Cuba emerges from. It is located at El Retiro Park.

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The monument to Serafín and Joaquín Álvarez Quintero is a sculptural ensemble located in the Retiro Park in Madrid.

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Casita del Pescador del Buen Retiro is one of the caprichos, small constructions of a romantic nature, that King Ferdinand VII ordered to be built in the Retiro Park, in Madrid, for the exclusive use of the monarchy. The building, which is located in the northeastern area of the Retiro Park, is surrounded by a pond and forms a reserved garden and rest room. It currently houses an information point in the Retiro Park.

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The Ermita de San Pelayo y San Isidoro is a ruined Romanesque church, originally in the city of Ávila, Spain. It was built outside the city walls, in front to the Gate of Malaventura in the south side of the Walls. In Ávila, there remains an area known as the Atrium of San Isidro. After the Spanish confiscation, it was moved to Madrid, where it had different locations. Its remains finally found accommodation in the Buen Retiro Park in central Madrid.

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The Museum of the Royal Mint is a permanent exhibition in the Spanish Royal Mint in Madrid, Spain. It contains the largest numismatic collection in Spain and one of the most complete in Europe.

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The Berro fountain is a small fountain in the city of Madrid that took water from the spring located in the park that bears its name, next to the Ventas bridge in the capital of Spain, on the west side of the M-30. The aquifer, highly appreciated by the kings of Spain despite being "fat water", gave flow to the water journey of the Fuente del Berro. Now it is no longer a natural fountain, but a tap of the Canal de Isabel II.

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The Quinta de la Fuente del Berro is a public park in Madrid that occupies the grounds of what was originally the Quinta de Miraflores, commissioned by Philip IV as a new royal site.

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