Spain. Madrid
Madrid is the capital of Spain and its largest city. The population of the city is roughly 3. 3 million people, It is the third-largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-largest in the European Union after London and Paris. The city spans a total of 604. 3 km 2 (233. 3 sq mi).
Madrid was founded in 1561 near Sierra-de-Gvadarrama mountains by order of the king Philip II. Then the small settlement existing on a place of today's Madrid, became prompt to develop, randomly acquiring monasteries and houses of the nobility. Royal palace
Puerta-de-Alkala, XVIII century
Royal theater Real
The center of Madrid - Puerta-Del-Sol Square - not only historical, but also the geographical downtown. Here the Spanish roads reckon. On the same square there is a symbol of Madrid - the clumsy bear breaking fruits from nonexistent in the nature of a tree strawberry.
Prado museum
Royal gardens of Kampo-del-Moro
The crystal Palace in Buen-Retiro's park
Street of Madrid
Congress building
Don Quixote and Sancho Pans on the square of Spain
Among modern constructions of Madrid the particular interest is caused by Kuwaiti Investment Organization (KIO) towers, to notice which won't make special work. And all because, towering over Madrid, each of towers is inclined in the direction to each other on 15 degrees.
The fountain devoted to the goddess Kibele
The temple Debod transported to Spain from Egypt
Santiago-bernabeu stadium
Plasa-major
Center of arts of the queen of Sofia