http://www.freeineurope.com/spain.html This feed has been created to advise tourists visiting the major cities in Spain of the free tourist attractions, free tourist activities, free tours and free museum entry passes that are available for them and their travel compagnions. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit RSS Feed Creator Sat, 02 Dec 2006 23:29:45 +0800 The construction of the temple initiated it at the beginning of century II a. C. the king of Meroe Adijalamani, that dedicated a chapel dedicated to the Gods Amón and Isis. The chapel is decorated with reliefs. Later kings of the ptolemaica dynasty constructed new stays around the original nucleus. After the annexation from Egypt to the Roman Empire, the emperors Augusto, Tiberio and, perhaps, Adriano, culminated the construction and decoration of the building. With the closing of the sanctuaries of Isis in I cased out, in the century I SAW, the temple was left. http://www.freeineurope.com/spain.htmlSat, 02 Dec 2006 23:29:45 +0800Located in the premises of the Missionaries of Madrid and opened to the public in 1985, one sets out to disclose the African culture, promoting the knowledge of the life, history and the diverse African cultures http://www.freeineurope.com/spain.htmlSat, 02 Dec 2006 23:23:35 +0800The Casa de la Moneda Museum is considered to be one of the most important museums of its kind in the world. The wealth of its collections, its extensive facilities and the scientific development in the field of research and culture that is generated within its walls, make the Museum a one-of-a-kind place from which to learn about the world of money. http://www.freeineurope.com/spain.htmlSat, 02 Dec 2006 23:23:34 +0800The collection is made up of objects related to the world of Astronomy, like theodolites, chronometers, topographic, sextantes compasses gyroscopic, astrolabios of prism, cameras for eclipse, etc http://www.freeineurope.com/spain.htmlSat, 02 Dec 2006 23:23:34 +0800Plate collections and engravings http://www.freeineurope.com/spain.htmlSat, 02 Dec 2006 23:23:31 +0800Park Museum mixture of monumental set and opened peatonal enclosure uninterruptedly, located under the flyover that unites the streets of Juan Bravo and Eduardo Data. http://www.freeineurope.com/spain.htmlSat, 02 Dec 2006 23:23:30 +0800The most important collection in both plants is the collection of scale models. There are archaeological models and other urban reproduciones of buildings (Roman house, Muslim house, etc), spaces (among others, Seat of Villa, the Madrid of the Austrias, the axis of Castilian); monuments (like the ecuestres statues of Felipe IV and Carlos III or the Mariblanca) http://www.freeineurope.com/spain.htmlSat, 02 Dec 2006 23:23:30 +0800The museum is in 4ª Floor of Module C-VI of the Faculty of Sciences in the UAM and in a collection of about 600 Minerals of great beauty is exposed that to a large extent come from disinterested donations of some professors of the University. http://www.freeineurope.com/spain.htmlSat, 02 Dec 2006 23:23:30 +0800The Museum occupies the lot of the palace of the Counts of Walls. Although it has received different denominations, popularly is known like House of San Isidro, because according to the tradition it was the house of the Vargas, masters of San Isidro, and in her Santo lived and died. Reconstructed by the family of the Lujanes in century XVI, later it served like lodging of the Nuncio until half of century XVII. From this date and to half-full of century XIX it was property of the Counts of Walls. The chapel dedicated to Santo was built at the beginning of century XVII, being reformed in 1663, and later between 1783 and 1789, time from which dates its present decoration. The set was demolished in 1974 and reconstructed by the City council of Madrid, integrating the conserved parts: the patio, the well of the miracle and the chapel. http://www.freeineurope.com/spain.htmlSat, 02 Dec 2006 23:23:29 +0800Founded by Mr. Grassy on 1955, it narrates the history of this measuring instrument. Their bottoms consist of more than five hundred units of different nationalities and the most varied styles http://www.freeineurope.com/spain.htmlSat, 02 Dec 2006 23:23:29 +0800Museum of the old Telephone http://www.freeineurope.com/spain.htmlSat, 02 Dec 2006 23:23:29 +0800Located in the old station of Delights - the content of the collection is based on scientific instruments, industrial machines, apparatuses of sound and image http://www.freeineurope.com/spain.htmlSat, 02 Dec 2006 23:23:28 +0800History of Spanish Navigation http://www.freeineurope.com/spain.htmlSat, 02 Dec 2006 23:23:28 +0800A Monumental Building, the Pantheon of the Illustrious Men responds to two of the constants of century aims: the historicista architecture and the funeral sculpture. In him thirteen illustrious personages of political history rest and military Spanish, made by famous escultores.3 http://www.freeineurope.com/spain.htmlSat, 02 Dec 2006 23:23:28 +0800Located in the Palace of Communications of Madrid (host Power station of Post office and Telegraphs), it was inaugurated in 1980, although the construction of the building dates from 1904 in charge of Antonio Palaces Ramilo and Julian Otamendi. The collection of the Museum is made up of objects related to the world delas communications. http://www.freeineurope.com/spain.htmlSat, 02 Dec 2006 23:23:27 +0800The Tiflológico Museum is the first Spanish museum designed so that users can see and touch everything on display, although what really makes it so original and unique is that it emerges from the user's own decision and is designed by him according to his needs. Its name comes from the Greek word "tiflos" (blind) and alludes to all technical and cultural aspects of blindness. The museum creates a physical space that is original, comfortable and free of architectural barriers, a point of interaction with the rest of society, where the cultural heritage of the O.N.C.E. is on display and where programmes for temporary exhibitions by blind and sighted artists, whose works can be touched, are developed. http://www.freeineurope.com/spain.htmlSat, 02 Dec 2006 23:23:20 +0800Building of monumental character.The Hermitage of San Antonio of Florida, declared National Monument in 1905, is a small museum with very special meaning. To the artistic value of paintings murals that decorate it, made by Francisco de Goya in 1798, the commemorative value is added that confers lodging the mortal rest to him of the artist. Until 1929, in which the cult to a twin hermitage is transferred constructed to its side, it was the center of one of the oldest and rooted traditions of Madrid: the devotion to San Antonio of the Shore of the Manzanares. This monument was constructed between 1792 and 1798 by order of King Carlos IV according to the project of Felipe Fontana In 1928 museum was declared; from this date to 1993, it underwent continued closings and openings. As of November of 1993 it is possible to be visited of regular way. Fresh of Francisco de Goya http://www.freeineurope.com/spain.htmlSat, 02 Dec 2006 23:19:21 +0800Construído by Luck Rodriguez between 1762 and 1780 for the third Duke of Berwick and Liria. Of classic baroque style. It emphasizes his facade with jónicas columns and pilasters that rest on a plinth backing. http://www.freeineurope.com/spain.htmlSat, 02 Dec 2006 23:19:21 +0800The Church of Santa Cruz is one of the samples of brick the historicista architecture of the change of century. An important painting collection welcomes from 1980 coming from the neighboring convents disappear, as well as religious statures, furniture and objects as the safekeepings of silver sobregilded of century XVIII. http://www.freeineurope.com/spain.htmlSat, 02 Dec 2006 23:19:21 +0800