Thursday 28 March 2024

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Thursday 28 March 2024

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    The Crystal Palace of Madrid

    It is a great work, a realization that has a nineteenth-century structure, royal, fascinating and of great impact.
    It is nestled in the beautiful Parque del Retiro, in the heart of Madrid, and is a place to visit.

    The Crystal Palace is made entirely of steel and glass and bears the signature of Ricardo Velazquez Bosco.

    Its construction dates back to 1887 to host the Philippine Islands Exposition and copied, in appearance and structure, the even more famous Crystal Palace in London (Hyde Park), then destroyed in a fire in 1936.
    The palace built in Victorian style, has a metal base structure and is completely covered with glass plates, hence the name of the crystal palace.

    The building is surrounded by horse chestnuts while in the artificial lake, which is located at the foot of the building, you can see some rare specimens of bald cypress of the swamps, whose main feature is the fact that part of its trunk and its roots are located below the surface of the water.

    It regained its majestic original after the major renovation in the 70s, and has become the venue for modern art exhibitions.
    An exhibition organized by the National Museum of Modern Art by Pep Agut, a Catalan artist, is currently underway.

    Source: wikipedia.it

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