El Prado

El Prado
Paseo del Prado, S/N (Metro: Atocha / Banco de España)
Tuesday-Saturday 9AM-7PM
Sundays and Holydays 9AM-2PM
Closed on Mondays
Admission Free on Sundays
Tel. 913-302-800 / Tel. 913-302-900
www.museoprado.mcu.es / museo.nacional@prado.mcu.es

El Prado is properly the most famous museum in Spain. It contains more than 18.000 paintings, sculptures and other pieces of art. Among the most popular artist in the museum are Velazquez and Goya which both have their finest paintings exposed in El Prado. It is also possible to find other important Spanish Artists such as el Greco and Zurbaran or paintings from all over Europe. The building of the museum is a masterpiece in itself. It was ordered build by Carlos III in 1875 and was designed by the architect Juan de Villanova.