1. The statue of the Bear and the Strawberry Tree standing on one side of Puerta del Sol is considered a symbol of Madrid. The city is full of great monuments, like t… See more
    The statue of the Bear and the Strawberry Tree standing on one side of Puerta del Sol is considered a symbol of Madrid. The city is full of great monuments, like the royal palace, the Plaza Mayor or the many statuettes, and for people interested in art, the museum Del Prado, Reina Sofia or Thyssen has some of the most fantastic collections of famous Spanish painters like Velazquez, Goya, Picasso or Miro.
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    Madrid - Wikipedia

    Madrid is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the second-largest in the EU. The municipality covers 604.3 km … See more

    The origin of the name is unknown. There are various theories regarding the origin of the toponym "Madrid" (all of them with problems when it … See more

    Location
    Madrid lies in the centre of the Iberian peninsula on the southern Meseta Central, 60 km south of the See more

    Local government and administration
    The City Council (Ayuntamiento de Madrid) is the body responsible for the government and administration of the municipality. It is … See more

    Architecture
    Little medieval architecture is preserved in Madrid, mostly in the Almendra Central, including the San Nicolás and San Pedro el Viejo church … See more

    The site of modern-day Madrid has been occupied since prehistoric times, and there are archaeological remains of the Celtic Carpetani settlement, Roman villas, a Visigoth basilica … See more

    The population of Madrid has overall increased since the city became the capital of Spain in the mid-sixteenth century, and has … See more

    After it became the capital of Spain in the 16th century, Madrid was more a centre of consumption than of production or trade. Economic activity was largely devoted to supplying the city's … See more

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