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The Prado museum of Madrid , really no further instroduction needed but I will expand again, as found some additional pictures that should be in my blog, me think, This time will cut it short as plenty already on it in my blog, see posts. I saw it for the first time a bit late for my Madrid in 2004 and been back several times including this past July 2023. Therefore, let me tell you on the Prado museum of Madrid ,part III  !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

The Prado museum of Madrid was big then and it is bigger today.  Spread across four floors, the Prado Museum is home to over 20,000 works of art that include around 7,500 paintings, 8,000 drawings, 4,800 prints, and 1,000 sculptures and other works of art and historical documents, collected on four floors.

Other buildings part of the museum are the Edificio Jerónimos .When considering the necessary extension of the neighboring Prado Museum, the Ministry of Culture rejected several options and chose as the most feasible and least traumatic to extend the spaces of the gallery to the Jerónimos. This enlargement did not make substantial changes to the main Villanueva building, and it was reflected in an extension to the Jerónimos cloister so that the museum would have enough space for its growing needs. The increase of the available surface was 15 715 square meters, a 50% more . The connection between both buildings is underground (on the side of the Jerónimos building), because it takes advantage and covers the height between the Jerónimos (Calle Ruiz de Alarcón) and the Paseo del Prado , 

The Cason del Buen Retiro is one of the dependencies of the old palace of the Retiro park that have come to our days (my hangouts around as youth nice area ok).

The official Prado museum: https://www.museodelprado.es/en

The Madrid tourist office on the Prado museum: https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/museo-del-prado

You have a wonderful institution ,that is the Fundación Amigos del Museo del Prado (The Friends of the Prado Museum Foundation): https://www.amigosmuseoprado.org/

And it has an American Friends of the Prado museum counterpart: https://www.afpradomuseum.org/

There you go folks, another jewel in the crown of my dear Madrid, This is a must to visit and understand more the history of my dear Spain. The Prado Museum is a wonderful history of the world that is a must to visit, Again, hope you have enjoy this post on the Prado museum of Madrid ,part III  !!! as I

And remember, happy travels, good health ,and many cheers to all !!!