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| Spain |
Madrid |
Plaza Mayor in the heart of Madrid dates from 1619. |
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| Spain |
Madrid |
The 18th century Royal Palace in Madrid. |
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| Spain |
Madrid |
San Gines chocolateria in central Madrid. The Spanish brought chocolate from Mexico to Europe. |
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| Spain |
Madrid |
Plaza Oriente with the Royal Theatre in Madrid. |
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| Spain |
Madrid |
Tiled front to a taberna in central Madrid. |
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| Spain |
Madrid
Prado Museum |
Detail of The Anunciation by Domenikos Theotokopoulos (better known as El Greco) in the Prado Museum, Madrid. |
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| Spain |
Madrid
Prado Museum |
Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez in the Prado of Madrid. |
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| Spain |
Madrid
Prado Museum |
Detail from La Coronacion de la Virgen by Diego Velazquez (Prado, Madrid). |
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| Spain |
Madrid
Prado Museum |
Detail of La Reina Dona Isabel de Francia by Diego Velazquez (Prado) in Madrid. |
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| Spain |
Madrid
Prado Museum |
A portrait of King Ferdinand VII by Fransisco Goya (Prado, Madrid). |
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| Spain |
Madrid
Prado Museum |
Saturn eating one of his children (Fransisco Goya, Prado, Madrid). |
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| Spain |
Madrid
Prado Museum |
One of the children of the Duke of Osuna by Fransisco Goya in the Prado, Madrid. |
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| Spain |
Madrid
Prado Museum |
Dogs and hunting equipment by Fransisco Goya (Prado, Madrid). |
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| Spain |
Madrid
Prado Museum |
The Grape Seller (Fransisco Goya, Prado, Madrid). |
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| Spain |
Madrid
Prado Museum |
Winter by Fransisco Goya (Prado, Madrid). |
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| Spain |
Madrid
Prado Museum |
The Temptation of St Anthony by Hieronymus Bosch (Prado, Madrid). |
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| Spain |
Madrid
Prado Museum |
Garden of Earthly Delights is made up of three panels. This is Paradise by Hieronymus Bosch (Prado, Madrid). |
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| Spain |
Madrid
Prado Museum |
The central panel of Garden of Earthly Delights shows Earthly debauchery.
The artist is Hieronymus Bosch (Prado, Madrid). |
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| Spain |
Madrid
Prado Museum |
The Garden of Earthly Delights is Panel 3 (depicting Hell) by Hieronymus Bosch (Prado, Madrid). |
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| Spain |
San Lorenzo de el Escorial |
San Lorenzo de el Escorial is a large palace-monastery complex constructed in 1557. |
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| Spain |
San Lorenzo de el Escorial |
Many of Spain's monarchs are buried in San Lorenzo de el Escorial 50km from Madrid. |
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| Spain |
San Lorenzo de el Escorial |
The Pantheon of the Kings in San Lorenzo de el Escorial.
Charles I (V of the Holy Roman Empire) and Filipe II (the builder of the palce) are top right respectively. |
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| Spain |
San Lorenzo de el Escorial |
One of the Salas Capitulares vaulted chambers at San Lorenzo de el Escorial. |
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| Spain |
Segovia |
Segovia is an ancient city set on a walled hill. It was origanally Celtic then Roman, Moorish and Christian since 1085. |
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| Spain |
Segovia |
Plaza Mayor in Segovia is overlooked by the tower of the Church of San Miguel.
In 1474 Isobel was crowned queen of Castille here.
She later married Ferdinand of Aragon to unite Spain.
These monarchs paid for the journeys of Christopher Columbus. |
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| Spain |
Segovia |
The six level tower of the 13th century Church of San Esteban in Segovia. |
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| Spain |
Segovia |
Plaza de San Martin in the old city of Segovia. |
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| Spain |
Segovia |
The Alcazar in Segovia is a 13th century fortification. USA cartoonist Walt Disney used the design for his theme parks to represent Europe. |
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| Spain |
Segovia |
Detail from the Alcazar (Segovia). |
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| Spain |
Segovia |
Segovia's cathedral dates from 1615. |
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| Spain |
Segovia |
The Church of St Millan is Romanesque with a Muslim bell tower in Segovia |
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| Spain |
Segovia |
The 1st century Roman aquaduct in Segovia is 894m long, 28m high and is consists of 163 arches constructed with no mortar. |
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| Spain |
Segovia |
The twelve sided Church of Vera Cruz (Segovia) was built by the Knights Templar (13th century) and modelled on a church in Jerusalem. |
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| Spain |
Toledo |
Toledo has been a capital and a city of learning for over a millenium. |
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| Spain |
Toledo |
The walled city of Toledo is surrounded on three sides by the River Tajo. |
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| Spain |
Toledo |
Toledo was a Roman settlement before becoming a Muslim capital.
It became a centre of the Catholic Church after 1085. |
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| Spain |
Toledo |
The Cathedral in Toledo dates from the 13th century. |
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| Spain |
Toledo |
Santiago de Arrabal is a Romanesque church in Toledo. |
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| Spain |
Toledo |
The River Tajo near Toledo. |
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| Spain |
Salamanca |
Plaza Mayor in Salamanca, an ancient University town. |
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| Spain |
Salamanca |
Detail of a building in Salamanca's Plaza Mayor. |
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| Spain |
Salamanca |
The House of Shells, a 15th Century residence in Salamanca. |
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| Spain |
Salamanca |
The elabourately carved Naciemento Door from the Cathedral in Salamanaca. |
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| Spain |
Salamanca |
Carving of Fedinand and Isabela at the entrance to the University in Salamanca. |
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| Spain |
Salamanca |
Zodiac ceiling in the University of Salamanca which dates from 1218. |
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| Spain |
Cordoba |
Child dressed for the Fiesta de los Patios in Cordoba. |
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| Spain |
Ronda |
The town of Ronda sits on a steep 130m high outcrop. |
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| Spain |
Seville |
The Giralda is the symbol of Seville and dates from 1196. |
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| Spain |
Seville |
The Alcazar is a Moorish style palace in Seville. |
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| Spain |
Seville |
The main bull ring in Seville. |
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| Spain |
Granada |
The Moorish quarter of Granada in Andalucia. |
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| Spain |
Granada |
The lead coffins of Ferdinand and Isabella in the crypt of the cathedral in Granada. |
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| Spain |
Granada
Alhambra Palace |
The beautiful Moorish style Alhambra Palace in Granada. The south of Spain was once ruled by the Moors of Morocco. |
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| Spain |
Granada
Alhambra Palace |
The Alhambra Palace is also a fortress and a garden. |
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| Spain |
Granada
Alhambra Palace |
Detail from the Alhambra Palace in Granada. |
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were added from April 2010.