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Figueres
Spain, also known as Kingdom of Spain, is one of the oldest inhabited regions on the planet. It is a country which is located in Southern Europe, and politically organized as a parliamentary monarchy. It is the largest sovereign nation of the three nations that make up the Iberian Peninsula. Administratively, Spain is divided into 50 provinces, grouped into 17 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities with a high degree of autonomy. The name Spain comes from the Latin name Hispania whose capital is Madrid which is also the largest city of the Country.
Figueres is the capital of the comarca of Alt Emporda, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The Castilian form of the name is Figueras. It is located at 39 metres above the sea, near the Pyrenees and the French border. The town was the birthplace of artist Salvador Dali, Catalan-Spanish artist who became one of the most important painters of the 20th century and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dali, a large museum designed by Dali himself which attracts many visitors. It was also the birthplace of Narcis Monturiol i Estarriol, inventor of the first combustion powered submarine and anaerobic engine. The Dali Theatre and Museum, is a museum of the artist Salvador Dali in his home town of Figueres, in Catalonia Spain.
The heart of the museum was the building that housed the town's theatre when Dali was a child, and where one of the first public exhibitions of young Dali's art was shown. The old theater was bombed in the Spanish Civil War and remained in a state of ruin for decades until Dali and the mayor of Figueres decided to rebuild it as a museum dedicated to the town's most famous son in 1960. The museum also occupies buildings and courtyards adjacent to the old theater building. Figueres, a Girona province enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers, and is one of the most visited places.
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