Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #11 in Madrid, Spain

The Parque de la Bombilla is a landscaped area in Madrid, parallel to the Parque del Oeste. In the past, the space was used as municipal nurseries to grow the trees that were later included in the streets. The park is located between Avenida de Valladolid, the University City and the old Estación del Norte, the C7 and C10 commuter railway lines pass between both gardens. On June 13 of each year, part of the park becomes the main stage for the festivities of San Antonio, in addition to the Circus, in winter and the Summer Cinema.

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Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines Flight 4230 was a chartered international passenger flight, a Yakovlev Yak-42D operated by Ukrainian UM Airlines, which crashed in 2003.

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The Juan de Villanueva fountain is a monumental fountain in Madrid that is currently located in the Parque del Oeste, between Paseo de Camoens and Calle de Francisco y Jacinto Alcántara. From its inauguration in 1952 until 1995, it was located in the San Vicente roundabout. Due to its shape or its previous location, it has also been called the fountain of Príncipe Pío or "ace of cups".

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James I the Conqueror was King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276; King of Majorca from 1231 to 1276; and King of Valencia from 1238 to 1276. His long reign of 62 years is not only the longest of any Iberian monarch, but one of the longest monarchical reigns in history, ahead of Hirohito but remaining behind Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Victoria, and Ferdinand III of Naples and Sicily.

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The Monument to Eduardo Rosales is a stone statue, designed by the Spanish sculptor Mateo Inurria, which pays homage to the famous painter Eduardo Rosales.

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Paul Percy Harris was a Chicago, Illinois-based attorney. He founded the club that became the humanitarian organisation Rotary International in 1905.

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The Madrid Walk of Fame, also known as the Spanish Film Walk of Fame or the Walk of the Stars of Madrid, is a section of Martín de los Heros Street located in the Argüelles neighborhood of Madrid (Spain) in which tribute is paid to the most outstanding actors and filmmakers of Spanish cinema. similar to the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard.

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The third church of Buen Suceso is a Catholic church in the Spanish city of Madrid, located on Calle de la Princesa. The first church of Buen Suceso had been in the Puerta del Sol. A second church was destroyed during the civil war, was partially restored but was finally demolished in 1975.

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The Liria Palace is a neoclassical palace in Madrid, Spain. It is the Madrid residence of the Dukes of Alba.

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The Plaza del Conde del Valle de Súchil in Madrid, Spain, is an elongated square located in the Arapiles neighborhood of the Chamberí district. It begins in Alberto Aguilera Street and ends in Arapiles Street. Named in honor of José María de Garay y Rowart, 3rd Count of Valle de Súchil, Spanish lawyer and politician who was mayor of Madrid.

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Quevedo or the Monument to Quevedo is an instance of public art in Madrid, Spain. A work by Agustín Querol, it is dedicated to Francisco de Quevedo, distinguished writer of the Baroque era.

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The Beth Yaacov Synagogue, also known as the Beth Jacob Synagogue or the Synagogue of Madrid, is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 3 Calle Balmes, in the Chamberí district of Madrid, Spain. When it opened in 1968, it was the first new synagogue building built in Spain since the Catholic Monarchs of Spain expelled the country's Jews in 1492.

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The Church of Santa Teresa and Santa Isabel is a church located in the Glorieta del Pintor Sorolla in the district of Chamberí, in Madrid, Spain.

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The convent of the Daughters of Charity of San Vicente de Paul or Convalescent Asylum is located in the city of Madrid (Spain), in the block delimited by José Abascal, Modesto Lafuente, Alonso Cano and García de Paredes streets.

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The Church of La Milagrosa, formerly Church of San Vicente de Paul, is a Roman Catholic church in Madrid, Spain. With an area of 900 square metres (9,700 sq ft), it is situated on Calle García de Paredes, west of the InterContinental Madrid. The church was built between 1900 and 1904 under the architects Juan Bautista Lázaro de Diego and Narciso Clavería y de Palacios. The architecture is eclectic, exhibiting Neo-Mudéjar features on the exterior and mainly Neo-Gothic features in the interior.

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The Sorolla Museum is a single-artist museum in Madrid, Spain, devoted to the work and life of Joaquín Sorolla and the members of his family, such as his daughter Elena. The museum is located in the house that was the artist's home and workshop, which was converted into a museum after the death of his widow. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1962. It is one of the National Museums of Spain and it is attached to the Ministry of Culture.

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Marqués del Duero, also known as Monumento al Marqués del Duero, is an instance of public art located in Madrid, Spain. Erected on the centre of the Plaza del Doctor Marañón, the monument consists of a bronze equestrian statue representing Manuel Gutiérrez de la Concha e Irigoyen—a general who stood out in the fight against Carlism—on a stone pedestal decorated with two reliefs.

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The Hand is a bronze sculpture by the Colombian sculptor Fernando Botero. Since 1994, it has been on public display in Madrid, Spain. The 500 kilogram hand is of a plump form, a trademark of the sculptor.

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The monument to the 1978 Constitution is a sculptural work erected in Madrid in 1982 in tribute to the Spanish Constitution of 1978. It is located in the Jardines del Fine Artes, in front of the Museum of Natural Sciences, near the Plaza de San Juan La Cruz, at the confluence of Vitruvio Street and the Paseo de la Castellana.

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The Church of the Holy Spirit is a church located on Serrano Street in Madrid (Spain) run by priests of Opus Dei and built between 1942 and 1943 by the Spanish architect Miguel Fisac.

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The Church of San Agustín is a Roman Catholic church located in Madrid, Spain.

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