Palace of the Marquis of Salamanca
The Palace of the Marquis of Salamanca was built on the grounds of the now defunct convent of the Augustinian Recoletos (from which the promenade gets its name) in what is now Paseo de Recoletos number 10.
Pontifical Basilica of San Miguel
The building, with a Latin cross plan, is the work of the Italian architect Santiago Bonavía, although it seems that it was commissioned to Teodoro Ardemans and was finished by Virgilio Rabaglio. The convex façade is striking, topped by two towers with spires, of oriental influence, and a pediment, also curved.
Rome Park
The Park was inaugurated in 1980 with the presence of the President of the Italian Republic, Sandro Pertini, accompanied by the Mayor of Madrid, Enrique Tierno Galván.
Saldaña Palace
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National Museum of Natural Sciences
The National Museum of Natural Sciences is located in the Palace of Arts and Industry. The construction of the palace began in 1882, in Altos del Hipódromo by the architect Fernando de la Torriente. Emilio Boix y Merino helped him and continued the work in 1886, after De la Torriente's death.
Ball House
For this occasion we are going to visit a very curious building, the Casa de las Bolas, on the street of Alcalá, General Porlier and Goya, it is one of the oldest buildings in the Goya neighborhood. The most notable thing are the two towers that enhance the 5 buildings built on this triangular plot.
Headquarters of the Circle of the Commercial and Industrial Union of Madrid
On April 24, 1924, the new headquarters of the Círculo de la Unión Mercantil e Industrial de Madrid was inaugurated on the still-nascent Gran Vía. An enormous building: in the basement there was a fencing room and gymnasium; on the mezzanine floor there were meeting, reading and dining rooms; on the main floor there was a large lounge, offices and a terrace with dining and summer picnic areas. There were commercial premises and shops on the outside of the mezzanine and on the ground floor, and rental housing from the second floor onwards.
Solemn Relief of the Guard at the Royal Palace
One of the most interesting events to attend in Madrid is the changing of the guard at the Royal Palace. The event lasts approximately one hour, starting at 12 noon on the first Wednesday of every month.
The Convent of Las Carboneras
We approach the Plaza del Conde de Miranda, in the Madrid of the Austrias, to the Convent of the Carboneras del Corpus. Built in the 1615th century, the works were carried out by Miguel de Soria between 1625-XNUMX, in the sober and counter-reformist style of the time of Philip III.
Cerro del Tío Pío or Siete Tetas Park
We leave the tourist centre of Madrid to go to Vallecas and visit a very special park and probably one of the best viewpoints in Madrid, the Parque del Cerro del Tío Pío, also known as the Parque de las Siete Tetas, for its mounds and for that very Madrid-style taste, which we have already referred to on many occasions, of giving things a new name.
Lope de Vega House Museum
The House Museum dedicated to Félix Lope de Vega, born in 1562 and died in 1635, is located on Cervantes Street in Madrid. It is a building built in 1578. Lope bought it for 9.000 reales in 1610 and lived here between 1610 and 1635.