Puerte de Alcala

EXHAUSTIVE MUSEUM CRAWL

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April 16th 2006
This morning, Easter Sunday, I met Sean at the Guzman al Bueno metro stop and we took the metro down to Banco de Espana to walk along the Paseo del Prado, including the Plaza de Cibeles. We went just at opening to the Prado museum, which houses around 3,000 canvases, mostly Spanish and European, and has an extensive collection of paintings by El Greco, Francisco de Goya, Diego Velazquez, Bosch, Pe ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more