NOT BORING Madrid Walking Tour

PLAZA DEL ORIENTE/ROYAL PALACE OF MADRID

What is the Royal Palace used for currently?

• It is where the King and Queen of Spain live.

• It is used only as a tourist attraction.

• Is used for official ceremonies.

• It is where the Spanish senate meets.

PLAZA DEL ORIENTE/ROYAL PALACE OF MADRID

The Palace/Fortress originally built in Madrid provided an outlook to see approaching Muslim forces from the North.

• TRUE

• FALSE

PLAZA DEL ORIENTE/ROYAL PALACE OF MADRID

What event happened in the palace in 1734?

• A fire

• An attack on the King and Queen

• A new King took over

• There was a revolution and people invaded the palace

PLAZA DEL ORIENTE/ROYAL PALACE OF MADRID

Nothing was saved when fire burnt down the original palace/fortress in Madrid.

• True

• False, they saved some of the art/paintings

• False, the Queen´s dresses were saved

• False, the building itself was spared and refurbished

PLAZA DEL ORIENTE/ROYAL PALACE OF MADRID

Who assisted Tacca while he was constructing the sculpture of Philip IV?

• Galileo Galilei

• Leonardo da Vinci

• René Descartes

• Vincenzo Viviani

PLAZA DE RAMALES

When the church in Plaza de Ramales was torn down in 1810, what was left behind?

• A second version of the painting “Las Meninas”

• Velazquez' original paintings of the life of Jesus

• The remains of Diego Velazquez

• Religious relics from the king

CALLE DEL FACTOR

Calle del Factor overlooks Casa del Campo. Casa del Campo was originally...

• A place where early bullfights were held

• Where artisans gathered to sell clothing and other items to the royal court

• A place where executions were carried out

• A hunting ground for the king

CALLE DE LA ALMUDENA

"The Curious Neighbor" overlooks what is left of an old church.

• TRUE

• FALSE

BARRIO DE LOS AUSTRIAS

Disease caused the strange facial features of some of the Hapsburg kings.

• TRUE

• FALSE

BARRIO DE LOS AUSTRIAS

Joanna the Mad (insane) was an ancestor of the Hapsburg kings.

• TRUE

• FALSE