First up, the Guggenheim Museo en Bilbao. Bilbao está en el noreste de España. This museo was constructed in 1997 by arquitecto Frank O. Gehry. It houses some of the world's best known contemporary and modern art. It has 3 pisos, 90 exhibits and over 10 million visitors a year.
Maman by Louis Burgeois. Weird and famous sculture just outside of the museo.
Próximo, the windmills of Campo de Criptana en la provincia de la Mancha. Built in the 16th century and used to grind wheat into flour for bread. 10 out of the original 32 still remain. Believed to be the inspiration of Miguel Cervantes' story about Don Quixote.
Entonces, el Catedral de Santiago de Compostela en el noroeste de España. Finished construction in 1128. Believed to be the burial site of Saint James the Greater, one of Jesus's apostles. 100s of people make a pilgrimage here every year.
El Palacio Real en Madrid en el centro de España. Built from 1738-1755 and is now the official residence of the rey de España, Juan Carlos.
Mezquita de Córdoba está en el sur de España. It was built by the Moors, an Islamic people from Africa who ruled España for over 700 years until 1492 when Reina Isabela y Rey Ferdinand finally kicked them out. It was built arriba de an ancient Roman temple.
It's room of arches contains over 1,000 arches and is quite a site to see.
Giralda de Sevilla está en el sur de España, también. Built in the 14th century as a palacio. The tower is all that remains of the original structure.
Escorial está cerca del centro de España. It was the historical residence of then rey Phillip II. It was completed in 1584.
Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciencias está en Valencia. It is a center for the arts and science. It was completed in 1998 and has super modern architectural designs.
La Alhambra de Granada. Built in the 9th century as a fort and then later became a castle. Now it is one of the greatest tourists sites in all of Spain. It was built by the Moors had showcases some great Arabic design elements.
The most famous part of the Alhambra, the Court of Lions.
The Alcázar is another Moorish structure.
So which was your favorite and why?
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