Madrid, like all the great cities of the world, has many attractions with which to surprise all those tourists and travelers who constantly decide to come and share their many experiences.
For this reason, many of those who have visited us know that this city, like good wine, must be savored slowly, drink by drink, and make stops that warm the spirit and leave, at the same time, an indelible memory.
One of the most frequented places and that receives the most expectation among visitors, is our exceptional Retiro Park, which, as many know, is part of that brand-new Passage of Light, which UNESCO has recently nominated as a World Heritage Site.
Among its many attractions, possibly the most famous and why not say it, the most spectacular of them all, is that jewel of modernist architecture from the late nineteenth century, known as the Crystal Palace.
A Crystal Palace, which today I am pleased to show you with some extraordinary additions, which seem especially providential to expand its beauty and magnetism, even more so if possible, with the formidable colors of autumn -especially, in relation to a very type of tree. special, such as the water cypress- and the lively and at the same time exotic presence of a colony of animals, the Nile ducks -whose figures were already an important archetype in the wall paintings of the great Egyptian funerary enclosures, being related to the soul - who seem to have become accustomed without any qualms to the rigors of the climate of our city.
The Palace, in itself, displays an entire architectural bet, where fantasy, combined with the old Greco-Latin forms, constitutes a harmonious whole, little less than unique in its kind, if we understand such a concept, at least, within the peninsular areas.
Built especially in 1887, on the occasion of the Exposition of the Philippine Islands, by the architect Ricardo Velázquez Bosco - I have always wondered, if he had, perhaps, some kinship with Hieronymus Bosch, the famous Flemish 'painter of demons' - collaborating In ceramic decoration, nothing less than an artist of the stature of Daniel Zuloaga, this place constitutes one of the special attractions, I would not say that of the Retiro Park, where it is located, but also of that Madrid, whose romantic, cultural and its Complacency with biodiversity, both attracts global interest.
To see it, moreover, surrounded by a small but delicately charming lake -which in my opinion, would have also served as an inspiration to Tchaikovsky himself, had he met him when he composed his famous work- protected by an exuberant nature, through which to get lost in its fantastic corners and to be able to feel the thousand and one sensations of autumn colors that captivate the spirit, is, can you believe it, a luxury for the senses.
In addition, it must also be borne in mind that when talking about the Crystal Palace, we are not talking about a dead building exposed in a corner, but about one of the places that shares the limelight with the Reina Sofía Art Museum, in which Constant artistic exhibitions are held, which constitute an added attraction, giving it a playful utility, worthy of admiration.
And most importantly: it is a place with which to share a wonderful time, regardless of whether you go alone or with the family.
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