The Rose Garden of the Retiro Park in Madrid, Spain, occupies just under one hectare, has an elliptical shape and the layout of its beds is symmetrical. Continue reading “The Rose Garden”
Category: Spain
The Oratory of the Partal
Right beside the portal of the Partal in the Alhambra, Granada, we find the Oratory of the Partal, a small rectangular building whose decoration is attributed to the period of Yusuf I. Continue reading “The Oratory of the Partal”
The Palace of the “Tomasas”
The Palace of the Tomasas in Écija, Province of Seville, Spain, is currently the seat of the Administration of Justice and is one of the most admired buildings for visitors to the city. Continue reading “The Palace of the “Tomasas””
Cathedral of Seville
“Let us build a temple so large, that those who view it when complete, will say that we were crazy.” Continue reading “Cathedral of Seville”
The Crystal Palace by Velázquez
The architect Velázquez was inspired by the head of a Gothic church to design and build the plant in the shape of a Greek cross of the Crystal Palace of the Retiro Park in Madrid. Continue reading “The Crystal Palace by Velázquez”
The Palace of “Comares”
The Palace of Comares of the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, was built by Sultan Yusuf I, being his official residence and the palace where the throne room was located. Continue reading “The Palace of “Comares””
Patio of Lindaraja
The Patio of Lindaraja in the Alhambra, Granada, is a beauty. Its name comes from the beautiful viewpoint that presides over it in its southern face, the whole external façade of the Palace of the Lions. Continue reading “Patio of Lindaraja”
The Patio of the Orange Trees – Cordoba
The Patio of the Orange Trees of the Cathedral Mosque of Cordoba is the largest and oldest courtyard in the city, and its origin is linked to that of the temple itself, in the year 786. Continue reading “The Patio of the Orange Trees – Cordoba”
Church of the Clean Conception of Our Lady
The Church of the Clean Conception of Our Lady is part of the old convent of the Discalced Carmelites of Ecija (Province of Seville, Spain). The foundation of the primitive convent took place in 1591, beginning the works of the church that would be inaugurated in 1614. Continue reading “Church of the Clean Conception of Our Lady”
The Fountain of the Lions
“(…) To such a diaphanous bowl,
pearl carved,
by borders the alladfar pond,
and it goes between “margaritas” the argento,
fluid and also made white and pure.
So close is the hard and the flowing
that it is difficult to know which of them flows (…) “* Continue reading “The Fountain of the Lions”