Systems of Higher Education in an international Comparison: Spain<title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../CSS/2col_leftNav.css" type="text/css" /> </head> <body> <div id="masthead"> <h1 id="siteName"> Systems of Higher Education in an international Comparison: Spain</h1> <h1 id="subTitle">Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Universidad Carlos III, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia</h1><div id="globalNav"> <a href="../educationalsystem/school.html">Educational System</a> | <a href="../universitylife/living.html"> University Life</a> | <a href="../work/internship.html">Work</a> | Madrid | <a href="../valencia/valencia.html">Valencia</a>| <a href="../authors.html">Authors</a></div> </div>  <div id="content"> <h2 id="pageName"> Sights </h2> <div class="feature"> <p> <em>A metropolis like Madrid offers far more sights than can be presented in this small section. This is why only a few important sights (that I've got decent pictures of) will be presented.</em></p> <h3> El Parque del Buen Retiro (or simply El Retiro) </h3> <table width="100%" border="0" align="center"> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <table width="600" border="0"> <tr> <td> <img src="images/retiro0.jpg" alt="El Retiro" width="500" height="666" /> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table width="600" border="0" align="center"> <tr> <td> <div align="left"> <img src="images/retiro1_test.jpg" alt="Retiro" width="600" height="428" />With it's 600 metres above sea level Madrid is located even higher than Munich and - it is has a lot more hills. <br /> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table width="600" border="0" align="center"> <tr> <td> <p> <img src="images/retiro2.jpg" alt="Retiro" width="600" height="428" /></p> <p> Build for an exhibition of the Philippine Islands in 1887 the <strong>Palacio de Cristal</strong> is probably the most impressive structure within the Retiro. It is used today to house various art exhibitions. <br /> </p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <h3> Puerta de Alcalá </h3> <table width="100%" border="0" align="center"> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <table width="600" border="0"> <tr> <td> <p> <img src="images/puerta1.jpg" alt="Puerta de Alcalá" width="600" height="800" /></p> <p> The Puerta de Alcalá was built by Carlos III in the 18th century. Carlos III was one of the most industrious rulers of Spain and, hence, Madrid. He also built several hospital, the famous Prado museum and seriously improved the infrastructure of Madrid.</p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <h3> Puerta de Europa </h3> <table width="100%" border="0" align="center"> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <table width="600" border="0"> <tr> <td> <p> <img src="images/new_madrid.jpg" alt="Puerta Europa" width="600" height="399" /></p> <p> The Puerta de Europa is maybe not the most impressive building of Madrid, but it is a good representative of modern Madrid. </p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> <em>Author: Arno Scherhorn</em></div> </div> </div>  <div id="navBar"> <div id="sectionLinks"> <h3> The City of Madrid</h3> <ul> <li><a href="geography.html">Geography, Population & Administration</a></li> <li>Sightseeing</li> <li><a href="living.html">Living in Madrid</a></li> <li><a href="work.html">Working in Madrid</a></li> <li><a href="universities.html">Universities</a></li> <li><a href="free.html">Free Time & La Marcha </a></li> </ul> <h3> Carlos III</h3> <ul> <li><a href="carlos_general.html">General Information</a></li> <li><a href="carlos_geography.html">Geography</a></li> <li><a href="carlos_technicalcampus.html">Technical Campus </a></li> <li><a href="carlos_thedegree.html">The Degree </a></li> <li><a href="carlos_communication.html">Communication</a></li> <li><a href="carlos_comparison.html">Comparison</a></li> </ul> <h3> Universidad Politécnica de Madrid</h3> <ul> <li><a href="upm_history.html">History</a></li> <li><a href="upm_facts.html">Facts & Figures </a></li> <li><a href="upm_locations.html">Faculties & Locations</a></li> <li><a href="upm_fi.html">Faculty for Computer Science</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="relatedLinks"> <h3> Related Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.esmadrid.com/" target="_blank">esMADRID.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.descubremadrid.com/" target="_blank">Descubre Madrid</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.munimadrid.es/" target="_blank">Ayuntamiento de Madrid</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  <div id="siteInfo"> (C) 2008, Stefan Edbauer, Arno Scherhorn, <a href="http://www.juergentreml.de/">Jürgen Treml</a> </div> <br /> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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