THYSSEN MUSEUM, Plaza De Neptuno
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- Author: STEFANO ZUFFI E DAVIDE TORTORELLA
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Language: English / USA
Hi, I'm Debbie, your personal guide. Together with MyWoWo, I'd like to welcome you to one of the wonders of the world.
Today I'll accompany you through the Thyssen Foundation Museum, which has one of the most unique art collections in Madrid.
Before focusing on the museum, however, I'd like to show you a beautiful square in this area: it's Plaza Cánovas del Castillo, and it's dedicated to a Spanish politician who was assassinated in the late 1800s by an Italian anarchist. You might also hear it called "Plaza de Neptuno" for its circular fountain with the ancient sea god on a cart pulled by two sea horses and surrounded by seals and dolphins, with the trident in his left hand and a snake wrapped around his right arm....