A report on Madrid, Warsaw and Buenos Aires

A section of the Muslim Walls of Madrid. For a list of all the walls, see: Walls of Madrid.

A paper engraving of 16th-century Warsaw by Hogenberg showing St. John's Archcathedral to the right. The church was founded in 1390, and is one of the city's ancient and most important landmarks.

Our Lady of Buen Aire in front of the National Migration Department

View of Madrid from the west, facing the Puerta de la Vega. Drawing by Anton van den Wyngaerde, 1562

Warsaw New Town in 1778. Painted by Bernardo Bellotto

Juan de Garay founding Buenos Aires in 1580. The initial settlement, founded by Pedro de Mendoza, had been abandoned since 1542.

Baths in the Manzanares in the place of Molino Quemado (detail), by Félix Castello (c. 1634–1637)

Water Filters, designed by William Lindley and finished in 1886

Aldus verthoont hem de stadt Buenos Ayrros geleegen in Rio de la Plata, painting by a Dutch sailor who anchored at the port around 1628.

View of Calle de Alcalá in 1750 by Antonio Joli

Sea of rubble – over 85% of the buildings in Warsaw were destroyed by the end of World War II, including the Old Town and Royal Castle.

Emeric Essex Vidal, General view of Buenos Ayres from the Plaza de Toros, 1820. In this area now lies the Plaza San Martín.

The Second of May 1808 by Francisco de Goya

The Warsaw Uprising took place in 1944. The Polish Home Army attempted to liberate Warsaw from the Germans before the arrival of the Red Army.

Impression of the Buenos Aires Cathedral by Carlos Pellegrini, 1829.

A tourist standing beside the iconic Palace of Culture and Science, 1965

People seeking refuge in the metro during the unsuccessful Francoist bombings (1936–1937) over Madrid during the Spanish Civil War

Construction of the Obelisk of Buenos Aires on the 9 de Julio Avenue, 1936.

View of Grzybowski Square in the central district of Warsaw. The city is located on the mostly flat Masovian Plain, but the city centre is at a higher elevation than the suburbs.

2011 Anti-austerity protests in the Puerta del Sol

Catalinas Norte is an important business complex composed of nineteen commercial office buildings and occupied by numerous leading Argentine companies, foreign subsidiaries, and diplomatic offices. It is located in the Retiro and San Nicolás neighborhoods.

Madrid as seen by the Sentinel-2 satellite in October 2020

Hotel Bristol is a unique example of Warsaw's architectural heritage, combining Art Nouveau and Neo-Renaissance designs.

Satellite view of the Greater Buenos Aires area, and the Río de la Plata.

Main Market Square in Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Municipal police agents from the 2018 promotion

New World Street, one of the main shopping promenades in Warsaw

Heavy rain and thunderstorm in Plaza San Martin. Thunderstorms are usual during the summer.

Łazienki Palace, also referred to as the Palace on the Isle

The Buenos Aires City Hall in the right corner of the entrance to the Avenida de Mayo

Royal Palace of Madrid built in the 18th century.

Metropolitan Police of Buenos Aires City

The Immigrants' Hotel, constructed in 1906, received and assisted the thousands of immigrants arriving to the city. The hotel is now a National Museum.

The Lutheran Holy Trinity Church is an important landmark

Villa 31, a villa miseria in Buenos Aires

Neoclassical Commission Palace, the house of the city's government

The Metropolitan Cathedral is the main Catholic church in the city.

The Temple of Debod, an ancient Egyptian temple dismantled and rebuilt in the Parque del Oeste.

The Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, the main stock exchange and financial center of Argentina.

Hala Koszyki, a former market hall from the early 20th century

Headquarters of the National Bank of Argentina, the national bank and the largest in the country's banking sector.

The Campo del Moro gardens near the Royal Palace

The Warsaw Stock Exchange is the largest in Central Europe.

Buenos Aires Bus, the city's tourist bus service. The official estimate is that the bus carries between 700 and 800 passengers per day, and has carried half a million passengers since its opening.

The Manzanares flowing through the Monte de El Pardo.

Praga Koneser Center within the former Warsaw Vodka Factory

Monument to the Carta Magna and Four Regions of Argentina in the neighborhood of Palermo

Mount of El Pardo and Soto de Viñuelas inside the city of Madrid

Main TVP headquarters at Woronicza street

The Centro Cultural Kirchner (Kirchner Cultural Center), located at the former Central Post Office, is the largest of Latin America.

The main gate of the University of Warsaw

Homage to Buenos Aires, a mural located at the Carlos Gardel station of the Buenos Aires Underground. It represents a typical scene from the city and several of its icons, such as singer Carlos Gardel, the Obelisco, the port, tango dancing and the Abasto market.

The interior of El Ateneo Grand Splendid, a celebrated bookstore located in the barrio of Recoleta.

Mercamadrid facilities in South-Eastern Madrid

The edifice of the Grand Theatre in Warsaw. It is one of the largest theatres in Europe, featuring one of the biggest stages in the world.

Tango dancers during the World tango dance tournament.

Warsaw Philharmonic is a venue for the International Chopin Piano Competition

Building works of Caleido in August 2018

Museum of the History of Polish Jews opened in 2013

Madrid de los Austrias. It is the part of Madrid with the most buildings of the Habsburg-period.

The 17th-century Ostrogski Castle (left) houses the Chopin Museum.

A screening at Parque Centenario, as part of the 2011 edition of BAFICI

Set of La 1's newscast services, Telediario.

Wuzetka chocolate cake originated in Warsaw and is an icon of the city

A fashion show at the Planetarium in 2013, as part of BAFWEEK.

Interior of the Wedel Chocolate Lounge on Szpitalna Street

View of Bolívar Street facing the Cabildo and Diagonal Norte, on Buenos Aires' historical center. The city's characteristic convergence of diverse architectural styles can be seen, including Spanish Colonial, Beaux-Arts and modernist architecture.

Las Meninas, by Diego de Velázquez, 1656 (Prado Museum)

Annual procession of the Three Wise Men (Epiphany) at Warsaw's Castle Square

The Lady of Elche, an iconic item exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum

The 1659 coat of arms of Old Warsaw on the cover of one of Warsaw's accounting books

Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires, a public high school in Buenos Aires, and it is one of the most prestigious in Argentina and Latin America.

Facsimile of the Madrid Codex exhibited at the Museum of the Americas

1855 bronze sculpture of The Warsaw Mermaid in the Old Town Market Place

University of Buenos Aires' Law School in Recoleta

Chalcography for an edition of Francisco de Quevedo's El Parnaso Español (1648)

The Interior of the National Stadium before the UEFA Euro 2012 semi-final match between Germany and Italy on 28 June 2012

Portrait of Benito Pérez Galdós, by Joaquín Sorolla, 1894

Stadion Wojska Polskiego, the home ground of Legia Warsaw football club

Interior of the National Library of Spain

A Mitre Line Trenes Argentinos train in Retiro railway station

Map of the Greater Buenos Aires Commuter Rail Network

Carmelite Church has an original 18th-century façade

Festivities of San Isidro Labrador in the pradera, 2007.

200 Series rolling stock at San José de Flores station, Buenos Aires Underground.

High heels race in WorldPride Madrid 2017

Belweder Palace, official seat of the President

People in costumes during the proclamation (pregón) of the 2013 Carnival

Castle Square with the Royal Castle and Sigismund's Column

Krasiński Palace, a branch of the National Library

Buquebus high-speed ferries connect Buenos Aires to Uruguay

The Madrid Derby at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium

Canon Square (Kanonia) with the narrowest townhouse in Europe

Campo Argentino de Polo, home of the Argentine Open Polo Championship, the most important global event of this discipline

2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final at the Palacio de Deportes

St. Kazimierz Church at New Town Market Square

La Bombonera during a night game of Copa Libertadores between Boca Juniors v. Colo Colo.

2009 Madrid Open Women's Final at the Caja Mágica

Three Crosses Square marks the entry into Old Town

The rectorate of the Complutense University of Madrid

Barbican, a remaining relic of historic fortifications.

School of Mines, Technical University of Madrid

Poland's bicameral parliament, the Sejm and the Senate

The M-607 meets the M-30 north of the municipality.

The Presidential Palace, seat of the Polish president

The network of high capacity roads in Spain features its most important node in Madrid.

AVE rolling stock at the Madrid Atocha station

The seat of the administration of the Masovian Voivodeship

Interior of the terminal 4 (T4) of the Madrid–Barajas Airport.

Mostowski Palace, the seat of Warsaw's police headquarters

Metro Line 2, Nowy Świat-Uniwersytet station

Pendolino high-speed trains at Warszawa Centralna

Much like most capital cities in Europe, Warsaw boasts a foreign-born population that is significantly larger than in other cities, although not coming close to the figures representing the likes of Madrid or Rome.

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Buenos Aires architecture is characterized by its eclectic nature, with elements resembling Paris and Madrid.

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🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Argentina (1992)

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🇵🇱 Warsaw, Poland (since 1992)

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Köppen climate classification

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One of the most widely used climate classification systems.

Madrid, Spain (Csa, bordering on BSk)

Buenos Aires, Argentina (Cfa)

Warsaw, Poland (Dfb)

Paris

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Capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² , making it the 34th most densely populated city in the world in 2020.

The Palais de la Cité and Sainte-Chapelle, viewed from the Left Bank, from the Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry (month of June) (1410)

The Hôtel de Sens, one of many remnants of the Middle Ages in Paris

The storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, by Jean-Pierre Houël

The Panthéon, a major landmark on the Rive Gauche, was completed in 1790.

The Eiffel Tower, under construction in November 1888, startled Parisians — and the world — with its modernity.

General Charles de Gaulle on the Champs-Élysées celebrating the liberation of Paris, 26 August 1944

Western Paris in 2016, as photographed by a SkySat satellite

Anti-terrorism demonstration on the Place de la République after the Charlie Hebdo shooting, 11 January 2015

The Hôtel de Ville, or city hall, has been at the same site since 1357.

A map of the Greater Paris Metropolis (Métropole du Grand Paris) and its governing territories

The Élysée Palace, official residence of the President of the French Republic

The Palais-Royal, residence of the Conseil d'État

Police (Gendarmerie) motorcyclists in Paris

Camille Pissarro, Boulevard Montmartre, 1897, Hermitage Museum

Paris and its suburbs, as seen from the Spot Satellite

West of Paris seen from Tour Montparnasse in 2019

City proper, urban area, and metropolitan area population from 1800 to 2010

The Eiffel Tower and the La Défense district

Employment by economic sector in the Paris area (petite couronne), with population and unemployment figures (2015)

Median income in Paris and its nearest departments in 2018 (high income in red, low income in yellow)

Tourists from around the world make the Louvre the most-visited art museum in the world.

The Passage Jouffroy, one of Paris's covered passages

The Axe historique, pictured here from Concorde to Grande Arche of La Défense

Pierre Mignard, Self-portrait, between 1670 and 1690, oil on canvas, 235 x, The Louvre

Auguste Renoir, Bal du moulin de la Galette, 1876, oil on canvas, 131 x, Musée d'Orsay

Salah Zulfikar and Sabah in Paris and Love (1972)

Le Zimmer, on the Place du Châtelet, where Géo Lefèvre first suggested the idea of a Tour de France to Henri Desgrange in 1902

Les Deux Magots café on Boulevard Saint-Germain

Magdalena Frackowiak at Paris Fashion Week (Fall 2011)

Republican Guards parading on Bastille Day

The main building of the former University of Paris is now used by classes from Sorbonne University, New Sorbonne University and other autonomous campuses.

The École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), France's most prestigious university in the social sciences, is headquartered in the 6th arrondissement.

The French Open, played on red clay, is one of four Grand Slams in professional tennis.

The Gare du Nord railway station is the busiest in Europe.

The Paris Métro is the busiest subway network in the European Union.

In 2020 Paris–Charles de Gaulle Airport was the busiest airport in Europe and the eighth-busiest airport in the world.

A view of the Seine, the Île de la Cité and a Bateau Mouche

The lawns of the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont on a sunny day

The Passerelle de l'Avre, crossing the Seine and establishing a link between the Bois de Boulogne and Saint-Cloud in Hauts-de-Seine, is the City of Paris's westernmost point.

The Paris Catacombs hold the remains of approximately 6 million people.

The Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, the oldest hospital in the city

Agence France-Presse Headquarters in Paris

Column dedicated to Paris near the Baths of Diocletian in Rome

Sculpture dedicated to Rome in the square Paul Painlevé in Paris

Lutetia Parisiorum vulgo Paris, Plan de Paris en 1657, Jan Janssonius

Paris is the fourth largest municipality in the European Union, following Berlin, Madrid and Rome.

🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, 1999

🇵🇱 Warsaw, 1999

Rio de Janeiro

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Second-most populous city in Brazil and the sixth-most populous in the Americas.

Founding of Rio de Janeiro on 1 March 1565

Rio de Janeiro, then de facto capital of the Portuguese Empire, as seen from the terrace of the Convento de Santo Antônio (Convent of St. Anthony), c. 1816

Map of the city of Rio de Janeiro in 1820, then capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, with the transfer of the Portuguese court to Brazil

The Sugarloaf cable car between the 1940s and 1950s

A convoy of tanks along the streets of the city in 1968 during the military rule. At the time, Rio de Janeiro was a city-state, capital of Guanabara.

Satellite view of Greater Rio de Janeiro

View of South Zone with Corcovado in the background

Sugarloaf Cable Car approaching the summit

Aerial view of Downtown Rio with the Rio–Niterói Bridge in the background

Aerial view of Fort Copacabana, with Copacabana (right) and Ipanema (left, background)

Aqueduct built in the 18th century, as was the entire historic complex of the Colônia Juliano Moreira inside Pedra Branca State Park in Taquara

Barra da Tijuca with Pedra da Gávea in background

Portuguese immigrant in Rio de Janeiro, considered the largest "Portuguese city" outside Portugal.

Treemap showing the market share of exports, by product, for the city of Rio de Janeiro in 2014 generated by DataViva

Downtown Rio, in the financial district of the city

Center for Human Science of the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Superior institute of Education of Rio de Janeiro (ISERJ)

Tim Maia, the greatest representative of soul music in the country's history, from Rio de Janeiro.

New Year's Eve fireworks at Copacabana Beach

The World Stage at the "Rock in Rio" music festival

Banda de Ipanema, one of the largest carnival blocks of the city

Barra Olympic Park, built for 2016 Summer Olympics

Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport

Rio de Janeiro–Santos Dumont National Airport

Rio de Janeiro Light Rail in Downtown Rio

The Santa Teresa Tramway is the oldest operating tram system in South America.

Bike Rio rental station in Mauá Square, Downtown Rio

Satellite view of Greater Rio de Janeiro at night

On 2 October 2009, the International Olympic Committee announced that Rio de Janeiro would host the 2016 Olympic Games and the 2016 Paralympic Games, beating competitors Chicago, Tokyo, and Madrid.

🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Argentina

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