The original! (Dalí)

Sightseeing in Madrid

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January 30th 2011
So over the past week my roommates and I have gotten to cross a lot of things/places off of our list to do here in Madrid. The first thing we did was an excursion with our school after class. We were fortunate enough to go the Reina Sofía Museum, gratis! This museum along with Madrid's other two world-famous museums (El Prado and Thyssen-Bornemisza) are all situated on the same street in a beauti ... read more

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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