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Biblioteca Nacional
Biblioteca Nacional

An Impressive National Library

Paseo de Recoletos, 20
Madrid,
28071

Neighborhood: Retiro & Paseo del Prado

Nearest Train: Línea 4, estaciones de Colón y Serrano

Phone: +34 91 580 7800
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An impressive neoclassical building to one side of Plaza de Colón, its spectacular façade features three entrance archways with wrought-iron gates and an upper gallery decorated with elaborate carvings and Corinthian columns. Statues of Alfonso X (The Wise) and San Isidoro stand on the grand main staircase. Alongside the main doors, you'll be welcomed by images of Lope de Vega, Cervantes, Antonio de Nebrija and other famous Spanish writers like Santa Teresa, Quevedo and Fray Luis de León. It was built during the reign of Isabel II in the 19th Century and contains more than five million books. Admission: free

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Nice
The library it self is not open to the public, but they have a nice little museum about the library ...
Reviewed by:Juan from on May 06 2007

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