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Things to Do in Madrid

Looking for things to do in Madrid? This list of 9 includes Museo Nacional del Prado (Retiro, Madrid). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

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    Retiro, Madrid

    Spain's national art museum, designed by Juan de Villanueva and opened to the public in 1819, holding one of the world's great collections of European painting.

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    Palacio, Madrid

    The official residence of the Spanish Crown, built between 1738 and 1755 with 3,418 rooms, though only around 50 are open to visitors.

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    Plaza Mayor

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    Centro, Madrid

    A rectangular arcaded square designed by Juan Gómez de Mora and completed in 1619, rebuilt after a 1790 fire under architect Juan de Villanueva.

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    Templo de Debod

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    Moncloa-Aravaca, Madrid

    An ancient Egyptian temple gifted to Spain in 1968 to save it from the Aswan Dam floodwaters, rebuilt stone by stone near Parque del Oeste and opened in 1972.

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    Palacio, Madrid

    An iron-framed market hall inaugurated in May 1916 next to Plaza Mayor, renovated by private investors and reopened as a gourmet food market in 2009.

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    Chamartín, Madrid

    Real Madrid's home stadium in Chamartín, inaugurated in December 1947 and since rebuilt with a retractable roof; parts of the visitor tour route remain affected by works.

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    Cortes, Madrid

    A private art collection opened to the public in 1992 in the Palace of Villahermosa, holding over 1,000 works spanning the 13th to 20th centuries.

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    Palacio, Madrid

    Madrid's cathedral, begun in 1883 opposite the Royal Palace and consecrated by Pope John Paul II in June 1993 after a century of construction.

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    Puerta del Sol

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    Sol, Madrid

    Madrid's central square, home to the Kilometre Zero marker for Spain's roads and the Casa de Correos clock, inaugurated in 1866, that rings in each new year.

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