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Casa Longoria Madrid

admin — Sun, 03 Oct 2004 10:45:14 +0000

The building of “Casa Longoria” was designed by the Catalan architect Jose Grases Riera, and finished in 1903. The certain attraction of Casa Longoria is its style in the Spanish version of the art nouveau.

Casa Longoria can be found in the district of Chueca, by getting out of the metro station “Alonso Martinez”.

The building received its name according to Javier Gonzalez Longoria, who was a rich banker and politican. He gave the order to build such an interesting house.

Just some steps away from Casa Longoria in “Calle Mejia Lequerica”, stands another architectural sensation of Madrid. It’s a building with an eaves carried by two metres long salamanders of stone.

Metro 5 and 10: Alonso Martinez

Palacio Real Madrid Palace

admin — Sun, 03 Oct 2004 06:14:45 +0000

Palacio Real was planned and designed by architects from Italy in the middle of the 18th century. The purpose was to build a new palace for the king and his retainers. The assignment was given by Philipp V.

Palacio Real has seven floors and looks quite opulent in typical baroque style. The whole floorspace is impressing: 100.000 square metres. Location of the palace is the district called “Madrid De Los Austrias / La Latina”.

A walk through the precious palace is a true journey into a different world. Luxury is everywhere and the visitor is going to be slayed by the massive amount of blissful impressions.

The construction works started in 1734 and were finished in 1764. The first king in the palace was Charles III. Palacio Real stayed the residence of the Imperial family of Spain until the end of the monarchy in 1931.

The Spanish king of today, Juan Carlos, who is in exalted position since 1975, has found another palace to live outside of the city. He lives in the palace called “Zarzuela”. He only uses Palacio Real for very special events like visits of important guests and weddings of his family.

Metro 2 and 5: Opera

Catedral Nuestra Senora De La Almuneda Madrid

admin — Sun, 03 Oct 2004 05:33:56 +0000

The construction works for Madrids cathedral “Catedral Nuestra Senora De La Almuneda” took quite a long time. The project started in 1880, and was finished during the 80′s of the next century. The final dedication took place in 1993.

Madrilenians were not so happy about the result, but tastes are known as being different, and on the 22th May 2004 crown prince Felipe married his Letizia there.

Metro 2 and 5: Opera