Spain's Prado Museum Gets Extended

Wed31Oct2007

Spain's Prado Museum Gets Extended

The Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain is one of my favorite museums and today it opens a shiny new 237,000 square foot extension. King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía attended the opening ceremony for the extention designed by Spanish architect Rafael Moneo at a cost of $219 million.

The New York Times has a beautiful slide show of the new wing, including photos of its construction and the story behind it.

The interior looks lovely but the exterior sticks out like a sore thumb in my opinion.

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1. Julia ~ Thursday, Nov 01 2007 | 17:38H:

Thanks for the slideshow link...really enjoyed this story.

As an unschooled art fan, I have a question: does anyone know what the painting in slide 10 (of 12) is? I'm very curious as to the name & painter.
Thanks.

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