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One of Madrid’s great cultural institutions, the Ateneo was founded in 1835 to promote the arts and sciences. The building contains a library of half a million volumes.
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The name refers to the orchards that flourished here in the 17th century. Today the street is better known for its nightlife.
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This popular beer and tapas bar was founded in 1904 and is still going strong (see Cervecería Alemana).
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The cinematograph was introduced to a Madrid audience from a booth on the site of what is now, fittingly, the cinema house Cine Doré.
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This imposing church was built in 1622 by the Jesuits. In 1768 the remains of Madrid’s patron saint, San Isidro, were interred here.
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Remains of the medieval defences are best seen from Parque Emir Mohammad I. The original section is 9th-century.
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Not a museum exactly; the exhibits are the hams suspended on hooks from the ceiling. Also sells sandwiches. Other branches across the city.
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Laid out in the 1840s, this square commemorates the creator of the infamous seducer, Don Juan.
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The Comedy Theatre stages classical plays, despite its name. The façade dates from 1874; the auditorium was restored in the 1990s.
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Spain’s National Theatre began as an open courtyard with a wooden platform for a stage. Above the entrance of today’s Neo-Classical building are medallions depicting the country’s best-known dramatists.
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