Andy Rodker's photos with the keyword: Estación del Arte

A bit of a shock if your carriage pulls up alongside this oversized print of Hans Holbein The Younger's Henry VIII on the Madrid metro. Totally unexpected! It's advertising the nearby Museo Reína Sofia, where it resides. Henry VIII of England and Friedrich II Hohenstaufen, Holy Roman Emperor. These two were surely twins, seperated by 300 years! Battles with the Papacy, dynastic considerations, etc. I read their life stories and there is no difference at all!

So as not to confuse passengers who need to get off at the next stop, Atocha Renfe (The main railway terminus for Madrid), Atocha station was renamed 'Estación del Arte' due to its proximity to the Reina Sofia Art Gallery, where Picasso's Guernica is housed.