Madrid Hotel
Hotels in Madrid are often required for tourists who require short term accommodation. Some tourists may want to see the rich culture, history and architecture of the city. Some tourists may want to see the sports sides or entertainment venues of the famous Spanish city. Some tourists may want to access to a large hotel or small hotel. Some may want access to cheap hotels or luxury hotels. Some may want access to hotels that have a good view.
Hotels in city of Madrid are often required for tourists and other visitors to the city that want to see the culture, history and entertainment of the city. Some tourists may want to stay at hotels that have a good reputation.
The city is located on the river Manzanares both in the centre of the country and Community of Madrid (which comprises the city of Madrid, its subsequent conurbation and extended suburbs and villages); this community is bordered by the autonomous communities of Castile and León and Castile-La Mancha. As the capital city of Spain, seat of government, and residence of the Spanish monarch, Madrid is also the political centre of Spain.
The Plaza de Cibeles is an attractive square featuring a famous sculpture with fountains that have been adopted as a symbol for the city of Madrid.
Calle Alcalá is the street which intersects the fountain from east to west. Calle Alcalá starts in the Puerta del Sol and continues on to the beautiful Puerta de Alcalá. On the corners of the plaza de Cibeles square you will find the headquarters of the Spanish Postal Service (Correos y Telégrafos), housed in a stunning building which some people compare to a wedding cake. On another corner you will find the Bank of Spain and opposite it the Headquarters of the Spanish Army. On the other side of the plaza, on the East side you will see the Palace of Linares, called Casa de América, as it is used now as a venue for cultural activities concerning, generally, Latin America.
Although the site of Madrid has been occupied since prehistoric times, the first historical data we have from the city is from the middle of the ninth Century, when Mohammad I ordered the construction of a small palace (site occupied now by the Palacio Real). Around this palace there was built a small citadel (al-Mudaina). The palace was built overlooking the River Manzanares, which the muslims called Mayrit meaning source of water (which in turn became Magerit, and then eventually Madrid). The citadel was conquered in 1085 by Alfonso VI in his advance towards Toledo. He reconsecrated the mosque as the church of the Virgin of Almudena (almudin, the garrison's granary), now the Catedral de la Almudena. In 1329 the Cortes first assembled in Madrid to advise Fernando IV. Jews and Moors continued to live in the city in their quarter, still known today as the Moreria, until they were expelled. The Royal Palace of Madrid and the buildings and monuments of the Paseo del Prado (Salón del Prado and Alcalá Gate) deserve special mention. They were constructed in a sober Baroque international style, often mistaken for neoclassical, by the Bourbon kings Philip V and Charles III. The royal palaces of La Granja de San Ildefonso (in Segovia province) and Aranjuez (south of Madrid), are good examples of baroque integration of architecture and gardening. They have a noticeable French influence (La Granja is known as the "Spanish Versailles"), but with local spatial conceptions which in some ways display the heritage of the Moorish occupation.
Plans for the construction of a new cathedral for Madrid dedicated to the Virgin of Almudena began in the 16th century, but the slow construction did not begin until 1879. Francisco de Cubas, the Marquis of Cubas, was the architect who designed and directed the construction in a Gothic revival style. Construction ceased completely during the Spanish Civil War. The project was abandoned until 1950, when Fernando Chueca Goitia adapted the plans of de Cubas to a neoclassical style exterior to match the grey and white façade of the Palacio Real, which stands directly opposite. and was not completed until 1993, when the cathedral was consecrated by Pope John Paul II.
City attractions in the city include or have included
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Plaza Mayor
Barrio de La Latina
Gran Via
Descalzas Reales
Casón del Buen Retiro
Palacio Real
Templo de Debod
El Rastro
Puerta del Sol
Parque del Buen Retiro
Las Ventas
Torre España
Faro de Moncloa
Puerta de Europa
Puerta de Alcalá
Azca
Glorieta de Bilbao
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Parque de Atracciones de Madrid
Plaza de Cibeles
Plaza de Neptuno
Palacio De Liria
Teatro Real
Auditorio Nacional de Musica
Teatro Monumental
Teatro de la Zarzuela
Centro Cultural de la Villa
Teatro de la Abadía
Círculo de Bellas Artes
Teatro Español
Teatro de la Comedia
Café Central
La dehesa de la villa
Other nearby towns are popular as day trips from Madrid, including Toledo, Segovia, Ávila, Aranjuez, Alcalá de Henares, the monastery and palace complex of El Escorial, the former summer home of the royal family at Aranjuez, El Atazar Dam, El Pardo and Chinchón.
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