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* Basilica de San Francisco El Grande
* Basilica de San Miguel
* Botín
* Calle de Serrano
* Casa de América
* Casa Museo de Lope de Vega
* Casa de la Villa
* Casón del Buen Retiro
* Catedral de La Almundena
* Catedral de San Isidro
* Centro Cultural Conde Duque
* Convento de las Carboneras
* Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida
* Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (Bernabéu Stadium)
* Iglesia de las Calatravas
* Iglesia de Las Salesas
* Iglesia de San Andrés Apóstol
* Iglesia y Convento de las Trinitarias
* Mercado de San Miguel
* Monasterio de la Encarnación
* Museo Arqueológico Nacional
* Museo Nacional de Antropología
* Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas
* Museo De La Real Academia De Bellas Artes De San Fernando
* Museo Cerralbo
* Museo Chicote
* Museo del Ejército
* Museo Naval
* Museo Romántico
* Museo Del Traje
* Palacio de Comunicaciones
* Palacio de las Cortes
* The Paseos
* Plaza de la Cibeles
* Plaza de Toros de las Ventas
* Puerta del Sol
* Puerta de Toledo
* El Rastro (Rastro Flea Market)
* Real Fábrica de Tapices
* Real Jardín Botánico
* Teleférico
* Telefónica
Excursions
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Walk/Drive
Food&Drink
In The Know
Did You Know?
( Do not miss )
Closed since 1997, this building is part of the grand plan for the massive reorganisation of the Prado. Along with the nearby Museo del Ejército (Army Museum), it is the only reminder of the grandeur that was once the Buen Retiro Palace, built for Philip IV in the 17th century. Casón usually means 'big house', but a century ago it was used as a pejorative term to describe the dilapidated structure. When this part of the Prado art complex reopens, it will house 19th-century art.
Url: www.museoprado.mcu.es
Address: Calle Alfonso XII 28, Calle Felipe IV 13
Phone: 91 330 28 00
Restaurant: Plenty near by (Inexpensive)
Metro: Banco de España, Retiro Atocha
Accessible: Good
Other: Museo del Prado, Parque del Retiro, Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas
Practical: Check the building progress on the website
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