Museo del Prado

The building that houses the el Museo del Prado was initially conceived by José Moñino y Redondo, Count of Floridablanca and First Secretary of State of King Charles III, as Royal Cabinet of Natural History, within the framework of a series of scientific institutions according to the new mentality of the Enlightenment) for the redevelopment of the walk called Salon del Prado. To this end, Carlos III had one of his favorite architects, Juan de Villanueva, also author of the neighboring Royal Botanical Garden and the Royal Astronomical Observatory, with which he formed a group known as the Hill...