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17-816: The Madrid headquarters is located in the Salamanca district and was inaugurated in 1975. The building was designed by José Luis Picardo Castellón and features contrasting bands of marble and glass. Outside there are two sculptures near the entrance, one by Chillida and one by Sempere . There are three more sculptures in the patio (a garden accessible via the shop on the ground floor), these are by Gustavo Torner, Miguel Ortiz Berrocal and Martin Chirino. The ground floor has space for exhibitions. On other floors there are: Roughly about 125 concerts, 110 conferences and 4 exhibitions are produced each year. Concerts on Wednesdays are regularly broadcast by Radio Clásica , for example,

34-563: A series on the theme of synesthesia ( Sinestesia. Escuchar los colores, ver la música ) performed in 2016. Catalunya Mùsica also broadcasts the concerts on Saturdays. The Fundación streams many of its cultural events via Canal March. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain it became difficult to attend the Fundación in person, but the availability of archive material available online was increased. Also

51-781: Is covered by the A-2 motorway . Along this street it is possible to find landmarks such as Banco Bilbao Vizcaya at number 16, the former Alcalá 20 discothèque at number 20, Edificio Metrópolis , the Unión y el Fénix Español building at number 23, Círculo de Bellas Artes , Plaza de Cibeles , Puerta de Alcalá , the Spanish Ministry of Education , the Instituto Cervantes HQ building, the Bank of Spain building, Parque del Buen Retiro and Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas . Por la calle de Alcalá

68-450: Is located to the northeast of the historical center of Madrid. Salamanca lies east of the district of Chamberí , south of Chamartín , and north of Retiro. Salamanca counts approximately 151.000 inhabitants. It takes its name from the 1st Marquess of Salamanca , José de Salamanca y Mayol , a powerful businessman that was one of the richest men in the world during the mid nineteenth century. The limits of Salamanca district are defined by

85-533: The IE Business School (previously Instituto de Empresa) which is ranked among the top 10 business schools in the world. [REDACTED] Media related to Salamanca District, Madrid at Wikimedia Commons 40°25′48″N 3°40′40″W  /  40.43000°N 3.67778°W  / 40.43000; -3.67778 Calle de Alcal%C3%A1 Calle de Alcalá is among the longest streets in Madrid . It starts at

102-555: The Paseo de Recoletos and the Paseo de la Castellana to the west, the Calle de Alcalá and Calle O'Donnell to the south, the Avenida de la Paz ( M-30 ) to the east and María de Molina Street and Avenida de América to the north. It covers an area of 540.742 hectares. The district is administratively divided into 6 wards ( Barrios ): The population of Madrid at the beginning of the 19th century

119-562: The People's Party in all the recent Spanish general elections as well as the European Parliament elections in 2009 and before then. Salamanca has about 150,775 inhabitants in 58.742 houses, with a density of 279 people per hectare. Salamanca is one of the wealthiest and most expensive areas in Madrid, with a comparatively high cost of living and some of the most expensive real estate in

136-482: The Puerta del Sol and goes on for 11 kilometres (6.8 mi), to the northeastern outskirts of the city. Henry David Inglis described it in 1837 as "long, of superb width, and flanked by a splendid range of unequal buildings". Calle de Alcalá is one of the oldest streets in the city. It was the old road which led to the city of Alcalá de Henares (from which it takes the name) and continued to Aragón ; today, this route

153-490: The Fundación Juan March since 1981. It holds one of the most complete collection of works of Spanish abstract art. In 2015, the museum celebrated its 50th anniversary with a new extension and an improvement of its collection. The documentary "Hanging from a Dream" documented the history of the museum Salamanca (Madrid) Salamanca is one of the 21 districts that form the city of Madrid , Spain. Salamanca

170-582: The Fundación introduced podcasts including a series in English. The Fundación's research library specialises in contemporary Spanish Theatre and Music, Illusionism and Curatorial Studies. Their online library is made up of 10 portals broken down into thematic knowledge areas, with a catalogue of over 180,000 records, including monographs, sheet music, periodicals, photographs, posters and sketches, as well as original manuscript documents. The Fundación also maintains three personal libraries – those of Julio Cortázar ,

187-770: The Salamanca district is one of the wealthiest areas in Madrid and some of its streets, such as Goya or Serrano , are some of the most expensive streets in Spain. The district of Salamanca had more than 72% of its votes given to the People's Party (conservative) in the Spanish regional elections of 2007 as well as in 2003 in both elections being the candidates to the City Hall and the Autonomous Community Alberto Ruiz Gallardón and Esperanza Aguirre respectively. The district has also voted strongly in favor of

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204-481: The academic staff, activities, programmes and the library of the former Juan March Institute Centre for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (CEACS). The IC3JM is a leading centre of social science research (political science and sociology), as well as advanced postgraduate training. Its research focuses around comparative studies, with a rigorous methodological and theoretical foundation. Over 60 academics pass through

221-616: The city. Calle de Serrano is the third most expensive street in Spain, according to Cushman & Wakefield. A significant number of diplomatic missions are in Salamanca , such as the Swiss embassy at Calle de Núñez de Balboa  [ es ] and C/ Goya, the French embassy on C/ Villalar, the United States embassy on C/ Serrano, and the Italian embassy on C/ Juan Bravo. Salamanca is also home to

238-531: The first Madrilian ensanche . Don José de Salamanca y Mayol, 1st Marquess of Salamanca , gave his name to the area because of his involvement in the project. It was completely urbanized by 1927. Since then, the Salamanca district has been one of the most representative areas for bourgeois madrileños . Salamanca is in the outer area of the Rondas , where the neighborhoods of Guindalera and Fuente del Berro originated with more spontaneous urban development. Nowadays,

255-553: The institute each year, taking part in the various seminars, workshops and academic meetings. The IC3JM has a strong international profile and its members are senior academics from the world's leading universities. The Museo de Arte Abstracto Español in Cuenca was famously praised by Alfred Barr , founder of the Museum of Modern Art, in a visit to the museum in 1970. The museum was set up by painter Fernando Zóbel in 1966 and has been managed by

272-559: The painter Fernando Zóbel and academic Francisco Ruiz Ramón. It also hosts around 15 personal archives of composers and playwrights. There is also a small library in the sculpture garden. The Instituto mixto Carlos III/Juan March de Ciencias Sociales (IC3JM) is an institute that is jointly financed by the Fundación Juan March and the Carlos III University, and is based on the university's campus in Getafe . The IC3JM has taken over

289-449: Was about 220,000, increasing to 300,000 inhabitants in the late 1850s. However, the city was still enclosed within the defensive wall built in 1625 by king Philip IV of Spain , which blocked the city's growth. In 1857, the government allowed the then Minister of Public Works and Transportation Claudio Moyano to expand the city ( Plan Castro ). Queen Isabella II allowed this in 1860 and the defensive walls were torn down in order to build

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