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Who is not familiar Madrid, a city which is very popular in Europe? No less prestige than Rome, Paris and London, Madrid and even became lovers mecca of art, architecture and even fashion watcher of football.
But perhaps only a few know that Madrid is the origin of the name of the word antique Arabic Matrit "Matrice" which means spring. Matrit later modified by the Arabs who ruled the area from the year 857 until 1080 to be Mayrit. Prince Mohamed Abdurahman, a son of King II ruled in the year 857 until the end of the century and built forts lX which today is the king's palace, Palacio Real, as well as the city wall that separates the castle (in Arabic, Alcazaba) with the city (Medina).
Year 1080, King Alfonso VI captured Madrid and began a massive construction of large-scale align with the city of Madrid, London, Paris and Rome. Old buildings that have high architectural value blend of Islamic architecture, Roman and Iberian spread out all over the city like the Puerta del Sol, Plaza Cibeles, the Prado Museum, Plaza Mayor, Plaza de Espana, Matador Arena, and the Palacio Real del Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
Its stores? Who does not know popular brands such as Zara, Massimo Dutti, Mango, Loewe, Berskha a very loved high society in Indonesia. Not to mention brands that does not exist in our country like Cortefiel, spheres, Blanco and Oysho, all scattered in all corners of the city. The price? Far less expensive than Jakarta, approximately only 60 percent with the new collection.
Museum? Prado Museum is the world's best museums with collections of paintings of Goya, El Greco, Rogier van der Weyden, Bassano, Diego Velasquez and Mantegna. Painting is very beautiful and precious life really makes this a very famous museum in the world. Madrid also has beautiful gardens that adorn the entire city including the Jardin Botanico, designed by Juan de Villanueva, built during reign of King Charles III. Another park that is not less beautiful, Jardines del Retiro, built in 1631, has so many fountains, flower beds, monuments and complemented by a crystal palace.
Football enthusiast, who does not know Real Madrid's richest club in the world. Santiago Bernabeu very stately able to accommodate more than 100,000 spectators and is located very strategically in the middle of town. If you see the atmosphere of Madrid was so glamorous and frenetic, as if nothing less than the city and its people.
But if we listen to the national economic statistics, at present Spain faced a very high unemployment rate of 25 percent. So if there are 4 people who were drinking at the bar, surely one of them unemployed. In the area south of Spain like Seville, Cordoba, Malaga and Granada, the unemployment rate is even worse, 33 percent!
If we talk to people who live in Madrid Spain, they are so sharply when we ask about the economy in the south of Spain. "Ah, these people were too lazy South, would not work. I wish just for a drink and gather with family only. Siesta Siesta continue ..... We are Northern people are always working hard to live!".
Then if idle, is the government giving allowances? "Yes, € 400 per month. But if in two years they can not work, benefits removed," they said. Well it turns out this does not make them flinch. The proof and the matador football stadium full of spectators continued. Not to mention the bars and shops are always crowded with people drinking and shopping. Yes, why also thinking about a hard-hard? The important tapas, paella, bull's tail soup and sangria road continues
Its stores? Who does not know popular brands such as Zara, Massimo Dutti, Mango, Loewe, Berskha a very loved high society in Indonesia. Not to mention brands that does not exist in our country like Cortefiel, spheres, Blanco and Oysho, all scattered in all corners of the city. The price? Far less expensive than Jakarta, approximately only 60 percent with the new collection.
Museum? Prado Museum is the world's best museums with collections of paintings of Goya, El Greco, Rogier van der Weyden, Bassano, Diego Velasquez and Mantegna. Painting is very beautiful and precious life really makes this a very famous museum in the world. Madrid also has beautiful gardens that adorn the entire city including the Jardin Botanico, designed by Juan de Villanueva, built during reign of King Charles III. Another park that is not less beautiful, Jardines del Retiro, built in 1631, has so many fountains, flower beds, monuments and complemented by a crystal palace.
Football enthusiast, who does not know Real Madrid's richest club in the world. Santiago Bernabeu very stately able to accommodate more than 100,000 spectators and is located very strategically in the middle of town. If you see the atmosphere of Madrid was so glamorous and frenetic, as if nothing less than the city and its people.
But if we listen to the national economic statistics, at present Spain faced a very high unemployment rate of 25 percent. So if there are 4 people who were drinking at the bar, surely one of them unemployed. In the area south of Spain like Seville, Cordoba, Malaga and Granada, the unemployment rate is even worse, 33 percent!
If we talk to people who live in Madrid Spain, they are so sharply when we ask about the economy in the south of Spain. "Ah, these people were too lazy South, would not work. I wish just for a drink and gather with family only. Siesta Siesta continue ..... We are Northern people are always working hard to live!".
Then if idle, is the government giving allowances? "Yes, € 400 per month. But if in two years they can not work, benefits removed," they said. Well it turns out this does not make them flinch. The proof and the matador football stadium full of spectators continued. Not to mention the bars and shops are always crowded with people drinking and shopping. Yes, why also thinking about a hard-hard? The important tapas, paella, bull's tail soup and sangria road continues
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