Madrid is one of the historical cities
Madrid is one of the historical cities
Travel & Tourism There are many cities in the world having historical importance. Madrid is one of such cities as it was properly established by Muslims in 852 A.D. Those were the times of war and initially a fort was established in this city which was named as Alcazar. The location of the fort was chosen near the stream. The name of the city was derived from that as Madrid is an Arabic word for stream or source of water. Madrid was captured by Christians in 1085. Madrid remained a small town till the sixteenth century. It was Philip II who firstly made Madrid his capital in 1561. The town converted into a city afterwards and its population started growing very fast. Madrid remained an important city of the world since that time. Some important buildings in the city were built in that era and similarly the city progressed in all aspects irrespective of bad times of Spain in subsequent wars. There are notable building built in the city in recent centuries. The City Hall was established in the city in the seventeenth century. Plaza Mayor was established between 1590 and 1790. Royal Palace was
built in 1764 at the place of Moorish Fort which was destroyed in the same century. There are lots of influences of various eras of Spain on the city today. Most of the city progressed in the recent century. Some of the modern buildings in the city are Torres Kio, Terminal 4 of Barajas Airport in Madrid. There are some excellent museums in vakantievilla spanje that are interesting especially for the history and art lovers. There are separate museums for art lovers as well as for history lovers in Madrid. There are international art exhibitions held in the museums of Madrid from time to time. Some of the famous
museums of Madrid include Paseo del Arte, Palacio Real, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Museo National del Prado and Museo National de Arte Reina Sofia. Good thing about Madrid is that it is a growing city even today. It has all the facilities available in it and it has tendency to meet all the challenges that can come in the future. The city is dynamic and adopting in nature with having wonderful culture of its own. The city is economically very sound and it’s very much affordable
at the same time. There are cheaper staying options available for visitors which make things comfortable for the visitors. About The Author Spain offers numerous opportunities and vakantiehuizen spanje you select for all popular regional vacation : villa spanje , Costa Blanca , Costa Maresme , the most beautiful villas lloret de mar destinations in Spain . And here you can read my Blogs on Agilina Sanders Blogs.
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