Freelance Copywriting & Original Photography
Freelance Copywriting & Original Photography
The Art Nouveau curves of the Palacio Longoria were dreamt up by José Grases Riera, the same man who designed the Monumento a Alfonso XII in the Buen Retiro. Judging from other photos, the stained glass in the cupola is quite spectacular!
The Catedral de la Almudena is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid. But the locals don’t have a lot of love for it. Too new, too big, and too bloody awkward. And subject to its own trials. Construction began in A.D. 1879, but proceeded slowly. The original
Continue readingCatedral de la Almudena | Almudena Cathedral, Madrid
Behold a miracle of 17th century engineering. According to legend, Philip IV wanted to have a bolder and more impressive equestrian statue than his father, Philip III (you can see that one in the Plaza Mayor). So he commanded it to be so. The Italian sculptor, Pietro Tacca, was commissioned
Continue readingPalacio Real & Monumento a Felipe IV | Monument to Philip IV, Madrid
