madrid

     

Marid (pronounced [ma'ð̞ɾið̞] or colloquially [ma'ð̞ɾiˑ] in Spanish, and [məˈdɹɪd] in English) is the capital and largest city of Spain.

Trivia about madrid

  • Francisco Franco died Nov. 20, 1975 in this capital city
  • King Juan Carlos' main home, Zarzuela Palace, lies just outside this capital
  • Beginning as a Moorish fortress that guarded Toledo to the south, it's now the capital
  • All distances in Spain are measured from kilometer 0 on the Puerta Del Sol in this capital city
  • Over 2,100 feet above sea level, this city is one of Europe's highest capitals
  • This city's royal palace was built for Philip V on the site of an ancient Moorish fortress
  • Casa de Campo, a big park in this capital of Spain, boasts a zoo-aquarium complex with a dolphinarium
  • King Juan Carlos attended the army, navy & air academies & the university of this Spanish capital
  • In this city, the Queen Sofia Museum covers modern art as the Prado does the classics
  • In 1561 King Philip II chose this city as the capital of Spain, perhaps because he was born in the area
  • Its pride is the Prado
  • Retiro Park in this capital was once a private playground for the Spanish royal family
  • Spain's National Organization for the Blind maintains the touchy-feely Museo Tiflologico in this city
  • The Reina Sofia Museum,the Prado
  • A European metropolis:ADD RIM
  • Population about 3 million, it's found on the Manzanares River
  • Placido Domingo
  • It became the capital during the reign of Philip II
  • This capital is located in the historical region of New Castile
  • Loyalist troops under General Jose Miaja held this capital in 1936-37; it fell in 1939
  • In 1814 Goya painted "The Third of May, 1808: The Execution of the Defenders of" this city
  • The Prado in this city may have 30 El Grecos & 100 Goyas, but it'll never house more beauty than when you step inside
  • Hostel La Macarena & Hostel Cervantes
  • The Times' "36 Hours" tour of this capital begins at a plaza where people look like extras in an Almodovar film
  • Go away mad & you've left from this world capital's airport, code MAD
  • Julio Iglesias
  • Inhabitants of this European capital are called Madrilenos
  • Julio & Enrique Iglesias
  • The Civil War ended in March 1939 when Fascist forces finally succeeded in taking this city
  • Goya was in this city May 2 & 3, 1808 when the populace rose against the French; later he did a painting about each day
  • Alfonso VI of Castile captured this city from the Moors in 1083
  • Goya's wall paintings decorate the Church of San Antonio de la Florida in this capital city
  • Casa Botin, located on Calle de los Cuchilleros (made famous in a Hemingway novel)
  • Brussels,Paris,Madrid
  • Francisco Goya
  • In the 10th century the Moors built a fortress called Magerit on the site of what became this capital
  • In Julio Iglesias' hometown: Hola!