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   Where was the Prado Museum built?

   • Gallery inside the Prado Museum, Madrid. The Prado’s building had its start in 1785 when Charles III commissioned the architect Juan de Villanueva to design a natural science museum.

   Prado Museum | History, Collections, Artists, Madrid, & Facts

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   Who designed the Museo Nacional del Prado?

   • The building that today houses the Museo Nacional del Prado was designed by architect Juan de Villanueva in 1785. It was constructed to house the Natural History Cabinet, by orders of King Charles III.

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   When did the Museo del Prado open?

   • The Museo del Prado opened to the public on 19 November 1819 as a Royal Museum of Painting and Sculpture. In 2019, we celebrated our Bicentenary, a commemoration that will reveal the path covered since 1819 until today.

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   How many paintings are in the Museum del Prado?

   • More than 2,300 paintings have been incorporated into the Museum del Prado since its opening as well as a large number of sculptures, prints, drawings and works of art through bequests, donations and purchases, which account for most of the New Acquisitions.

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   The building that today houses the Museo Nacional del Prado was designed by architect Juan de Villanueva in 1785. It was constructed to house the Natural History Cabinet, by orders of King Charles III. However, the building's final purpose - as the new Royal Museum of Paintings and Sculptures - was the decision of the monarch's grandson, King ...

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   RI-51-0001374. The Prado Museum ( / ˈprɑːdoʊ / PRAH-doh; Spanish: Museo del Prado [muˈseo ðel ˈpɾaðo] ), officially known as Museo Nacional del Prado, is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid. It houses collections of European art, dating from the 12th century to the early 20th century, based on the former ...

   • Director: Miguel Falomir

   • Established: 1819

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   Prado Museum, art museum in Madrid, housing the world’s richest and most comprehensive collection of Spanish painting, as well as masterpieces of other schools of European painting, especially Italian and Flemish art. Prado gallery. Gallery inside the Prado Museum, Madrid. The Prado’s building had its start in 1785 when Charles III ...

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   The Prado Museum, which commemorated its 200th anniversary in 2019, is the crown jewel of one of the city’s most popular tourist itineraries: the Paseo del Arte, where you'll also find the Thyssen-Bornemisza and Reina Sofía museums. The Prado's walls are lined with masterpieces from the Spanish, Italian and Flemish schools, including ...

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   Oct 14, 2023 · The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Museo Arqueológico and the Naval Museum are also all fairly close by, giving tourists a wealth of options to suit pretty much any cultural tastes. With so many attractions within this district of Madrid, hotels in and around the Paseo del Prado are in high demand, particularly across the summer.

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