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European holly flowers; male above, female below (leaves cut to show flowers more clearly) Ilex aquifolium grows to 10–25 m (33–82 ft) tall with a woody stem as wide as 40–80 cm (16–31 in), rarely 100 cm (39 in) or more, in diameter. The leaves are 5–12 cm long and 2–6 cm broad; they are evergreen, lasting about five years, and are ...
Website. https://madrid.es. Madrid (/ məˈdrɪd / ⓘ mə-DRID; Spanish: [maˈðɾið] ⓘ) [ n. 1 ] is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million [ 10 ] inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric ...
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Holly – more specifically the European holly, Ilex aquifolium – is commonly referenced at Christmas time, and is often referred to by the name Christ's thorn. [44] [45] In many Western Christian cultures, holly is a traditional Christmas decoration, [46] used especially in wreaths and illustrations, for instance on Christmas cards.
The documented history of Madrid dates to the 9th century, even though the area has been inhabited since the Stone Age. The primitive nucleus of Madrid, a walled military outpost in the left bank of the Manzanares, dates back to the second half of the 9th century, during the rule of the Emirate of Córdoba. Conquered by Christians in 1083 or ...
The Walls of Madrid (Spanish: cerca de Madrid, tapia de Madrid) are the five successive sets of walls that surrounded the city of Madrid from the Middle Ages until the end of the 19th century. Some of the walls had a defensive or military function, while others made it easy to tax goods entering the city. Towards the end of the 19th century the ...
RI-51-0001061. The Royal Palace of Madrid (Spanish: Palacio Real de Madrid) is the official residence of the Spanish royal family at the city of Madrid, although now used only for state ceremonies. The palace has 135,000 m 2 (1,450,000 sq ft) of floor space and contains 3,418 rooms. [ 1 ][ 2 ] It is the largest royal palace in Europe.