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Wikipedia: The National Museum of Archaeology of Spain (officially known as National Archaeological Museum before 2009) is in Madrid, beside the Plaza de Colón (Columbus Square), sharing its building with the National Library. The museum was founded in 1867 by a Royal Decree of Isabella II, and its purpose was to be a depository for numismatic, archaeological, ethnographical and decorative art collections compiled by the Spanish monarchs. In 1895 all the collections were moved to the current venue, a neoclassical building projected by architect Francisco Jareño and built from 1866 to 1892.
![[Façade of the museum]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Museo_Arqueol_C3_B3gico_Nacional_de_Espa_C3_B1a_01_s.jpg "Façade of the museum")
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