Freelance Copywriting & Original Photography
Freelance Copywriting & Original Photography
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
The Palacio Real feels a lot like Buckingham Palace: stately, restrained, and lacking in spice. But the earth has a great deal of pedigree. For many centuries, the Royal Alcázar of Madrid stood on this ground, a Moorish palace that became a royal residence. It held countless treasures from the
This pastel ceiling fresco lies above the Grand Staircase, where kings and queens (and millions of tourists) have trod. It’s by the Rococo artist Corrado Giaquinto and it shows The Triumph of Religion and the Church.
