Facts About : Madrid The Capital Of Spain

Madrid is a south-western European city, the capital of Spain, and the largest municipality of the Community of Madrid. The population of the city is almost 3.2 million with a metropolitan area population of around 6.5 million. It is the third-largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and it's metropolitan area is the third-largest in the European Union after London and Paris.

Madrid houses the headquarters of the World Tourism Organization, belonging to the United Nations Organization, the SEGIB, the Organization of Ibero-American States, and the Public Interest Oversight Board. Madrid is also home to two world-famous football clubs, Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid.

Let's see some more interesting facts about this capital:

* Madrid has been the capital of Spain since the 17th Century. The name Madrid comes from the arabic “Magerit” which means Place of many Streams.

* Madrid enjoys more cloudless days than almost any other city in Europe-about 250 days per year.

* According to FIFA, Real Madrid FC is the world's most successful football club of the 20th century. Their stadium is called Bernabéu, and is located in Chamartín in the North of Madrid. The capacity is 85,000 spectators.

* Madrid is located on a plateau 650 metres above sea level.It is the highest capital city in Europe.

* Madrid has three art galleries in close proximity called the Golden Triangle, they consist of the "Pradowhich" has four thousand works of art including Botticelli, El Bosco, Velazquez and Goya. "The Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza" features works by Renoir and Van Eyck. "The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte", also called Reina Sofia completes the triangle, this gallery houses twentieth century Spanish art including Guernica by Picasso.

* The main international airport serving the city of Madrid is Madrid-Barajas Airport. This is the tenth busiest airport in the entire world, and the largest and busiest in all of Spain. Madrid-Barajas Airport serves as one end of the Madrid-Barcelona route which is routinely ranked as the busiest air route in the world.

* The Royal Palace of Madrid is a large and impressive building. It is filled with many great and rare treasures including weapons, paintings, sculptures, jewels, and important royal belongings. The Royal Palace of Madrid is also the only place in the world where visitors can find a complete Stradivarius string quartet.

* Spain's answer to Disneyworld is the Warner Brothers Movie World at Madrid which is open for six months in summer and has five themed parts namely Old West Territory, Hollywood, DC Super Heroes, Cartoon Village, and Warner Bros. Studios.

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