Madrid

Madrid has been the capital city of Spain since 1561. It is situated on the Manzanares, a mere mountain torrent, on an arid plateau in New Castile, the centre of the peninsula. It has been an insanitary city, and liable to great extremes of temperature. It is regularly built, sometimes picturesque, with great open spaces, such as the Prado, 3 miles long. There are fine buildings and handsome streets. It contains the royal palace, parliament and law-court houses, a university, magnificent picture-gallery, many charitable institutions, and a bull-ring. The book-publishing, tapestry weaving, and tobacco industries are the most important. It is a growing and prosperous city.

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