CaixaForum Madrid is a

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Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ ...

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. Located in

Paseo del Prado The Paseo del Prado is one of the main boulevards in Madrid, Spain. It runs north–south between the Plaza de Cibeles and the Plaza del Emperador Carlos V (also known as Plaza de Atocha), with the Plaza de Cánovas del Castillo (the locati ...

in a former power station, it is owned by the not-for-profit banking foundation "

la Caixa La Caixa, also known as the "La Caixa" Foundation ( es, Fundación ”la Caixa”), is a not-for-profit banking foundation based in Catalonia. Originally a savings bank (''caja''), it reorganized in the 2000s and 2010s: Its commercial assets are ...

". The art center opened its doors in 2008 and it hosts temporary art exhibitions and cultural events. It was designed by the Swiss architects

Herzog & de Meuron Herzog & de Meuron Basel Ltd.,
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and built by

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between 2001 and 2007. It was an old power station called Central Del Mediodía, from the 1900s. The ''Vertical Garden'' by

Patrick Blanc Patrick Blanc (born June 3, 1953, Paris) is a French botanist who works at the French National Centre for Scientific Research, where he specializes in plants from tropical forests. He is the modern innovator of the green wall, specifically, ...

at the square is also well-known.

Gallery

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The Thinker ''The Thinker'' (french: Le Penseur) is a bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin, usually placed on a stone pedestal. The work depicts a nude male figure of heroic size sitting on a rock. He is seen leaning over, his right elbow placed on his left t ...

'', temporary exhibition. File:Pierre de Wissant-Rodin-Caixaforum-3.jpg, ''Pierre de Wissant'', one of ''

The Burghers of Calais ''The Burghers of Calais'' (french: Les Bourgeois de Calais) is a sculpture by Auguste Rodin in twelve original castings and numerous copies. It commemorates an event during the Hundred Years' War, when Calais, a French port on the English Cha ...

'', by Auguste Rodin

References

External links

Official CaixaForum Madrid website
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Studiobanana.tv: Interview with Jacques Herzog
— ''on the design of CaixcaForum''. {{Authority control Art museums and galleries in Madrid Paseo del Prado Modern art museums in Spain Contemporary art galleries in Spain Cultural centers in Spain Museums established in 2001 2001 establishments in Spain Buildings and structures in Cortes neighborhood, Madrid Buildings and structures completed in 2007 Herzog & de Meuron buildings La Caixa

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