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Paseo del Prado

Coordinates:40°24′51″N3°41′37″W/ 40.414061°N 3.693688°W/40.414061; -3.693688
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Paseo del Prado
Native name
Spanish:Paseo del Prado
LocationMadrid,Spain
Coordinates40°24′51″N3°41′37″W/ 40.414061°N 3.693688°W/40.414061; -3.693688
TypeCultural
Criteriaii, iv, vi
Designated2021(44thsession)
Part ofPaseo del Prado andBuen Retiro,a landscape of Arts and Sciences
Reference no.1618
RegionEurope and North America
Official namePaseo del Prado
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated1999
Reference no.RI-51-0004725
Paseo del Prado is located in Spain
Paseo del Prado
Location of Paseo del Prado in Spain

ThePaseo del Pradois one of the mainboulevardsinMadrid,Spain. It runs north–south between thePlaza de Cibelesand thePlaza del Emperador Carlos V(also known as Plaza deAtocha), with thePlaza de Cánovas del Castillo(the location of theFuente de Neptuno,and of the Ritz and Palace five-star hotels) lying approximately in the middle. The Paseo del Prado forms the southern end of the city's central axis (which continues to the north of Cibeles as thePaseo de Recoletos,and further north as thePaseo de la Castellana). It enjoys the status ofBien de Interés Cultural(BIC), and as part of a combinedUNESCO World Heritage SitewithBuen Retiro Park.

Description[edit]

This densely tree-lined, wide and central avenue is a landmark for the city residents and the location of important cultural and tourist spots in the city, including the so-called Golden Triangle of Art, which encompasses three museums: thePrado Museum(with highlights such asDiego Velázquez'sLas MeninasandFrancisco de Goya'sLa maja vestidaandLa maja desnuda), theThyssen-Bornemisza Museum(housing a collection that spans eight centuries of European painting), and theReina Sofia Museum(wherePablo Picasso'sGuernicahangs, among a collection of 20th-century art). In the vicinity are theParque del Buen Retiro,theCasón del Buen Retiro(hosting the 19th-century collection of the Prado Museum),CaixaForum Madrid,the headquarters of theReal Academia Española(the Spanish language academy), theBolsa de Madrid(the city's stock exchange), and theCongreso de los Diputados(the national congress).

The Paseo del Prado boulevard includes several monuments and enclosures that are of historical and artistic interest, erected in the eighteenth century for the Hall of Prado urban project. Numerous ornamental and landscaping grounds were constructed for this project. The highlights of this project include theVillanueva Building(the Prado Museum's main building), theRoyal Botanical Gardensand three sculptural water fountains designed byVentura Rodriguez,depictingNeptune,CibelesandApollo.[citation needed]

A controversial project of thorough reform and revitalization of the Paseo del Prado and the Paseo de Recoletos, known asPlan Especial Recoletos-Pradoand authored by an international team of architects led byÁlvaro Siza,[1]was approved by the city council on 23 June 2005, but as of December 2010 its environmental impact study is still underway[2]and reconstruction has not been initiated.

Notable structures[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^Madrid.es/[permanent dead link]
  2. ^Madrid.es

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