With more than 150 images, this book offers an exceptional graphic portrait of the city of Madrid from the early twentieth century to the present, by the great names of photography, with an essay by the writer Antonio Muñoz Molina as a preface. It looks at the historical, architectural, cultural and sporting events that have marked everyday life, the urban landscape and the unique character of the capital, from the pictures of Alfonso, perhaps the greatest graphic chronicler of early twentieth-century Madrid, to pre-war and war images and contemporary views. Second edition.