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Posts with category Madrid Cultura
Madrid’s Landscape of Light, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Madrid is in luck. At the end of July it was announced that Madrid became part of the UNESCO world heritage list with the so-called Landscape of Light, comprising the Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, Landscape of Arts and Sciences.
This event, promoted by the City Council, has caused great joy, both to the administrations and to ordinary citizens, Read full article
Madrid’s Royal Theatre wins the International Opera Awards
Madrid’s Royal Theatre is proud to have been awarded the International Opera Awards, the most prestigious awards the opera world has to offer. This prize was awarded in 2019, as the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2021 winners are yet to be announced.
The prize was awarded in a virtual gala while the theatre was showing Britten’s Peter Grimes, Read full article
Justo Cathedral, in Mejorada del Campo
Recognition came for his efforts. It came late, but it came. After years spent building a Cathedral in Mejorada del Campo single-handedly, Don Justo Gallego was made ‘Hijo Predilecto’ of the neighbourhood at 95 years old.
Many people are just discovering all this now, on the news. However, the story of this Cathedral is worth discovering and telling, Read full article