UNESCO Grants World Heritage Status to Madrid’s Paseo del Prado and Retiro Park

UNESCO Grants World Heritage Status to Madrid’s Paseo del Prado and Retiro Park
People enjoy boat rides in Retiro Park in Madrid, Spain, on June 26, 2019. Juan Medina/Reuters
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MADRID—UNESCO added Madrid’s historic Paseo del Prado boulevard and Retiro Park to its list of world heritage sites on Sunday.

The tree-lined Paseo del Prado, in the center of the Spanish capital, is home to the Prado museum, while Retiro Park, just off the Paseo del Prado, is one of the city’s most visited attractions.