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Crystal Palace of Arganzuela

The Crystal Palace of Arganzuela is a greenhouse and botanical museum located in the former Arganzuela Municipal Slaughterhouse in Madrid. It preserves a large rectangular structure of steel sections and houses 9,000 plant species arranged in four biotopes with distinct microclimates: tropical flora, subtropical flora, succulents and cacti, and cruise and aquatic plants. The route includes fountains and waterfalls populated with fish and birds. Admission is free, and the grounds outside include gardens and swings. It was converted in 1992 by the architect Guillermo Costa Pérez-Herrero and is popularly known as the 'Nave de Patatas' (Potato Warehouse).

Things to do at Crystal Palace of Arganzuela: 8 missions

• View the fountains and waterfalls home to fish and birdsView the fountains and waterfalls in the greenhouse, home to fish and birds.
• View the greenhouse's tropical floraView the tropical flora, one of the four plant classes found on site.
• Explore the Crystal Palace GreenhouseView the 9,000 plant species spread across four distinct biotopes at the Crystal Palace Greenhouse.
• View the greenhouse's subtropical floraView the subtropical flora, one of the four plant classes found on site.
• Explore the greenhouse's botanical museumWalk through the botanical museum with plants from various parts of the world inside the rectangular steel structure.
• View the greenhouse's cruise and aquatic plantsView the cruise and aquatic plants, one of the four plant classes found on site.
• View the greenhouse's succulents and cactiView the succulents and cacti, one of the four plant classes found on site.
• Visit for free The palace can be visited free of chargeVisit the palace free of charge and take in its gardens and swings outside.

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