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--The traditional dance in Madrid is the chotis. --The traditional food in Madrid is the bocadillo de calamares.
--The best place to eat “bocadillo de clamares “ is Plaza Mayor.
--The best- known tree in Madrid is the madroño and the most popular animal is the bear, both part of Madrid shield.
---The Christmas Market is in Mayor square and you can buy festive decorations and religious presents in it. It’s interesting.
--Mayor Square was built by king Philip II and the architect Juan Herrera in the XVII century. --Some of the most important events celebrated here were Inquisicion, kings were crowned, festivals and demostrations staged and bullfightings and gassip spread here.
--On the facade of Bakery House you can see some paintings which were made in 1992.
--Today you can find outdoor theatre, music stage or book fairs in Mayor Square.
--After Mayor Square you can visit San Miguel’s Market , which is a cute Market made of Iron in 1913.
--- In Villa Square there are three important buildings: Lujares Tower, Cisneros House and Town Hall. ----Lujanes ‘ Tower is a mudejar style building from the fifteenth century. -
----Cisneros ‘ Tower is a plateresque style building from the sixteenth century. -----The Town Hall began in the seventeenth century, but later it was remodelled in Barroque style.
---There is a Church, San Francisco el Grande with two red lines on the floor which connect the most important places in Madrid; the royasl palace and prado museum. It’s a shortcut.
--It faces Almudena’s Catedral. There is a small section of the Arab Wall, one of the rarest surviving artifacts of islamic Madrid. It dates from IX century and there is another from the XII century when Madrid was under early Christian rule.
-Just past the Cathedral, it is the much more noteworthy royal palace. The elegant square in front of the palace is Oriente square, with the Royal Theatre-Madrid’s opera house
--Royal Palace was built in the XVIII century upon the Italian style. It is one of the most beautiful and best preserved palaces in Europe. --The palace was the official residence of the Spanish Monarchy from 1765 to 1971. --Nowadays, the most stunning receptions of the Spanish are celebrate here
--One of the frequently chosen places to commit suicide in Madrid was Viaducto de Segovia with raising security screens now.
Paja square is a quiet atmospheric place with cafes and terraces where you see a lot of people.
Summary: Madrid Presentation
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