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Palacio de Linares
This grandly decorated
late 19th-century palace
now houses the Casa de
América, an organ ization
that promotes Latin
American culture.

Palacio de Comunicaciones . Puerta de Alcalá
Z A D E L Sculpted from granite, this
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C A L L E J U A N D E M E N A D . Plaza de Cibeles
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L The Museo Nacional
E PLAZA DE LA LEALTAD CALLE ANTONIO MAURA
D de Artes Decorativas
Parque del was founded in 1912
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PLAZA DE NEPTUNO
CALLE FELIPE IV The Monumento del Dos de
Mayo commemorates the War of
Independence against the French.
The Hotel Ritz, with
its belle-époque
interior, is one of the Salón de Reinos
most elegant hotels Key This part of the old Retiro Palace has
in the whole of Spain. some halls decorated by Velázquez.
Suggested route It is now part of the Prado Museum.
For keys to symbols see back flap
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