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Ruins of Madrid's Muslim wall, built in the 9th century. The primitive urban nucleus of Madrid (Majriṭ) was founded in the late 9th century (from 852 to 886) as a citadel erected on behalf of Muhammad I, the Cordobese emir, on the relatively steep left bank of the Manzanares. [1]
Many of the historic buildings of Madrid were built during the reign of the Habsburgs. The material used was mostly brick and the humble façades contrast with the elaborate interiors. Juan Gómez de Mora built notable buildings such as Casa de la Villa, Prison of the Court, the Palace of the Councils and Royal Convent of La Encarnación.
Map of Madrid, 1857. 1808 – Dos de Mayo Uprising. ... Bank of Spain Building completed. [1] ... An attempted coup d'état takes place in the Congress of Deputies on ...
The Walls of Madrid (Spanish: cerca de Madrid, tapia de Madrid) are the five successive sets of walls that surrounded the city of Madrid from the Middle Ages until the end of the 19th century. Some of the walls had a defensive or military function, while others made it easy to tax goods entering the city.
The National Historical Archive of Spain (Archivo Histórico Nacional) is based in Serrano Street in Madrid.It was founded in the nineteenth century when it shared a building with the Real Academía de la Historia.
The Casa de los Lujanes (with its adjacent tower), dated from the 15th-century, is the oldest civil building in Madrid. [4] The tradition states the tower was the location where Francis I of France was held captive after his capture in the 1525 Battle of Pavia .
Zoos in the Community of Madrid (2 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in the Community of Madrid" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Former buildings and structures in Madrid (4 C, 5 P) M. Military history of Madrid (2 C, 16 P) Y. Years in Madrid (24 C) Pages in category "History of Madrid"