One of the structures we could spotted in visiting the top of the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower was the “Sacré-Cœur Basilica”, or Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Its huge dome can be seen from different points in Paris. Continue reading “The “Sacré-Cœur Basilica” of Montmartre, Paris”
On Libreros Street in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain, is located the parish of Santa María La Mayor, which was adapted from the old chapel of the Colegio Máximo de la Compañía de Jesús. It was converted into the new parish of Santa María la Mayor, after the expulsion of the Jesuits and the fire of 1936 of the old Church of Santa María, in the Plaza Cervantes. The church is annexed to the Chapel of the Holy Forms, open day and night for Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration. Continue reading “Parish of Saint Mary the Great, Alcalá de Henares, Spain”
Based on the painting “Las Meninas” by Diego Velázquez, who is considered the most important painter of the Spanish Baroque period and master of universal painting, a whole exhibition is created in 2018 reinterpreting precisely “Las Meninas”. Continue reading “Gallery of “Meninas” in the streets of Madrid 2022″
There is no symbol that better identifies Paris than its Eiffel Tower and there are many of us who have known it since we were kids through books, cartoons or movies. So it becomes the structure that one day we all wish to know, see and touch in person. Continue reading “The Parisian Icon: “Tour Eiffel””
Sitting and talking, Quixote de la Mancha and Sancho were waiting for us in front of the Museo Casa Natal de Cervantes at Calle Mayor 48. Who better than them to welcome us. Continue reading “Cervantes Birthplace Museum – Alcalá de Henares”
As part of the urban transformation proposed by Napoleon III in Paris during the Second Empire, the “Opéra Garnier”, also known as the “Palais Garnier” or Paris Opera, was built. The emperor intended the new opera house to be the symbol of the new Paris. Continue reading “The Garnier Palace of Paris”
The first thing that caught our attention about this church is precisely its name, “San Antonio de los Alemanes” or Saint Anthony of the Germans. It was founded by Philip III at the beginning of the 17th century, when Portugal was part of the Hispanic kingdoms under the Habsburgs. The mission of both the church and the adjoining hospital was to receive the sick and Portuguese pilgrims passing through Madrid. For this reason it was originally called Saint Anthony of the Portuguese. Continue reading “Royal Church of Saint Anthony of the Germans – Madrid”
One of the most visited and emblematic bridges in Paris is the “Pont Alexandre III”. It was inaugurated by Émile Loubet, seventh president of the French Republic during the Third Republic, on April 14, 1900 on the occasion of the Paris International Expo. In 1925, the bridge was part of the Exposition “des Arts Décoratifs” of Paris and fifty years later, in 1975, the Pont Alexandre III was declared a French Historical Monument. By 1999, it was included in the delimitation of the Seine riverbanks in Paris, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Continue reading “The Alexander III Bridge in Paris”
The Garden of the Island is located to the north of the Royal Palace of Aranjuez and is considered one of the main works of Spanish Renaissance gardening along with the “Casa de Campo” in Madrid. Since 1931 it has been of Cultural Interest and since 2001 it has been a World Heritage Site as part of the Cultural Landscape of Aranjuez declaration. Continue reading “The Garden of the Island – Aranjuez”
Inspired by the French gardens of the time, the engineer Esteban Marchand in 1727, create the “El Parterre” or The Flowerbed of the Royal Palace of Aranjuez. It is located next to the eastern facade of the Royal Palace of Aranjuez. The floral decoration of the garden was the work of the French gardener Esteban Boutelou, who completed the work in 1736. It is considered one of the few examples of French classical gardening in Spain. Continue reading ““El Parterre” (The Flowerbed) Aranjuez”