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Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza vs Royal Palace of Madrid
Both Royal Palace of Madrid and Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum are rated highly by professionals. Overall, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum ranks significantly higher than Royal Palace of Madrid. Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum comes in at 97 with accolades from 10 publications like Time Out, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
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Paseo del Prado, 8, 28014 Madrid, Spain
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Fodor's
"Opened in 1992, the Thyssen occupies spacious galleries filled with natural light in the late-18th-century Villahermosa Palace (itself finished in 1771)."
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Lonely Planet
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"One of the most extraordinary private collections of predominantly European art in the world, the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza is a worthy member of Madrid’s ‘Golden Triangle’ of art."
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Travel + Leisure
"The Thyssen’s pieces, purchased by the Spanish state from a private collector in 1992, represent a tremendous breadth of European painters from the 14th to 21st centuries."
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Time Out
"The private collection of the late Baron Hans-Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza is widely considered the most important in the world."
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Advance booking is essential
Condé Nast Traveler
"The third leg in Madrid's "golden triangle of art"... one of the world's great private collections, and includes everything from Old Masters to 20th-century Cubists."
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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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