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Royal Palace of Madrid vs Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia
Royal Palace of Madrid and Queen Sofia Arts Center are both praised by expert reviewers. On balance, Queen Sofia Arts Center scores significantly better than Royal Palace of Madrid. Queen Sofia Arts Center is ranked #4 in Madrid with recommendations from 6 reviewers like Let's Go, Travel + Leisure and Lonely Planet.
Royal Palace of Madrid
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Calle Bailen, 28071 Madrid
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Concierge
"The official residence of Spain's royal family (now only used to host official ceremonies) was commissioned in 1738 by King Felipe V."
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Palace admission is free to European Union residents on Wednesdays
Frommer's
"No longer occupied by royalty, but still used for state occasions, Madrid's Royal Palace stands on a ridge above the Manzanares River and Campo del Moro park."
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Afar Magazine
"Inside, every wall, ceiling, and floor either is a work of art, or hosts works of art."
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Let's Go
"If you spent your childhood dreaming of princesses, knights, and dragons, the Palacio Real, Madrid’s own royal palace, will be your dream come true."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"From the outside, the dramatic scale of the palace is so impressive. But inside it has such texture and detail."
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Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia
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Santa Isabel, 52, 28012 Madrid
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Fodor's
"The permanent art collection features 1,000 works on four floors... and, despite concentrating on painting, puts a much higher emphasis on other art forms such as photography and cinema."
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Concierge
"A spectacular triangular-roofed addition by French star architect Jean Nouvel has boosted what was already Spain's most important modern-art museum into the capital's new must-see."
Frommer's
"As the Prado has filled the role of repository for traditional art in Madrid, the Reina Sofía, nicknamed the "MoMA of Madrid," has provided for the world of modern art."
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Lonely Planet
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"Home to Picasso’s Guernica, arguably Spain’s single most famous artwork, and a host of other important Spanish artworks."
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Travel + Leisure
"Picasso’s Guernica, depicting Franco’s bombing of civilians in Guernica during the civil war, one of the most celebrated antiwar paintings of all time, makes its permanent home here."
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