Real Casa de la Aduana
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The Real Casa de la Aduana (Spanish
: Real Casa de la Aduana means royal customs house) is the headquarters of Spain's Ministry of Economy and Finance
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It is located on Madrid's longest street, the Calle de Alcalá
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The eighteenth-century building has been modified over the years. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural
in 1998.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
: Real Casa de la Aduana means royal customs house) is the headquarters of Spain's Ministry of Economy and Finance
Ministry of Economy and Finance (Spain)
The Ministry of Economy and Finance is the Ministry of Economic affairs and Second Vice President of the Government of SpainThis Ministry is in charge of the development, proposal and execution of the economical policy of the government, specially of the State Budgets, the control of Public...
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It is located on Madrid's longest street, the Calle de Alcalá
Calle de Alcalá
Calle de Alcalá is the longest street in Madrid. It starts at the Puerta del Sol and goes on for 10.5 km, to the northeastern outskirts of the city....
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The eighteenth-century building has been modified over the years. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural
Bien de Interés Cultural
A Bien de Interés Cultural is a category of the Spanish heritage register. This category dates from 1985 when it replaced the former heritage category of Monumento nacional in order to extend protection to a wider range of cultural property...
in 1998.