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Madrid - See Ispanii, its cultural importance cannot be overestimated. Over the past centuries, the city has concentrated numerous museums, theatres drama and musical, Monuments of Applied Arts and Architecture. But, Unfortunately, a large number of architectural monuments were lost during the restoration of the city in the twentieth century. The image of ancient Madrid has survived to the south-west. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, classicism was prevalent in Madrid. The following monuments include this period: Royal Palace, Royal Academy, dedicated to the fine arts, Town hall, Temple of Saint-Francis El Grande, Temple of Antonio de la Florida (Francesco Goia's frescoes have been preserved in this church), Prado Museum.
Later in the city began to emerge and flourish modernism, One of the brightest architectural representatives of this style is the Cathedral of Nuestra Saint de la Almudena.

Eclecticism in the twentieth century was replaced by other trends in art. The Ministry of Aviation is considered to be characteristic of this period, Campus, Central sanatorium, Sarzuela Racecourse, Institute of Designs. One of the most important subjects of architecture can be imagined "White Towers" – Skyscraper, designed by architect F. X. Saenz de Oysa.
Madrid's business card - Prado Museum, here exhibited paintings of such artists, as Raphael, Botticelli, Босх, Titian, Брейгель, Velasquez, Goya, Караваджо, El Greco and many other famous artists. In Madrid, there are a huge number of other museums and galleries, but this, perhaps, the most famous and richest in the number of known creators.

In Madrid, you can relax not only culturally, but also a great fun, Visit the famous Spanish bullfight. Here twice a year bullfights. Bullfighting - extremely brutal and bloody action, However, the Spaniards love this kind of entertainment.