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Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía

The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía is Spain's national museum for 20th‑century art, housed in a converted 18th‑century hospital in Madrid. The building combines the original pale stone classical façade with modern additions — most notably three external glass circulation towers and a Jean Nouvel extension for temporary exhibitions and auditoria.

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First raised

1992

Its prime

2005

Today

Still standing

As it stood in 2005

What Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía looked like in its prime.

A long, pale stone, multi‑storey former hospital façade with rows of regularly spaced rectangular windows and shallow arch surrounds; wide stone steps rise to a central entrance flanked by exhibition banners. Modern additions are three tall, transparent glass circulation towers with exposed metal stair/elevator structures projecting in front of the classical wall. The ensemble sits above a broad paved plaza with low retaining walls, lampposts and a few trees, under a clear sky.

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8 places to explore in 2005.

The record describes 8 distinct spots at Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, including 5 interiors: central glass tower — elevator cab view, south glass tower — internal stairwell, temporary exhibition galleries (nouvel extension) and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Plaza approach facing the museumMain staircase and entrance with exhibition bannersNorth glass circulation tower exteriorCentral glass tower — elevator cab viewSouth glass tower — internal stairwellTemporary exhibition galleries (Nouvel extension)500-seat auditorium foyer and entranceMuseum library reading room

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