Today, my blog is off to Madrid, to show a whole expanse of glass in the beautiful glass building that is the Palacio de Cristal (Crystal Palace) in that city’s Parquet del Retiro.
I was looking at Pedro Holderbaum’s blog a couple of days ago, when he showcased this building. Aha, I thought, thanks for the memory jog Pedro – my images from a few years ago will be just the thing for Dawn’s Thursday Lingering Look at Windows challenge…
The Palacio de Cristal was built in 1887, apparently inspired by London’s Crystal Palace. It was originally used to house exotic plants. The plants are long gone, and it is now used for exhibitions, or, as when I was there on a December day, stands gloriously empty. It was rather cloudy when we went, but I imagine when the sun is shining the reflections in all that glass must be stunning.
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It looks especially good against the autumn trees – initially, I thought it was Kew.
Thanks, Robin…yes, the trees were a bonus!
The beautiful autumn colours really compliment this lovely building
Many thanks, Pommepal – I thought so too!
Have been to Madrid twice, but each time, I took time to see the Crystal Palace which you have shown in its splendid beauty!
Many thanks, Michael…glad you liked my images. I think Ihould go back and see it in summer!
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I am sure that the Summer view is equally lovely 🙂
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Thanks for showing the whole building too, it was helpful to see 🙂
Well, I loved that view with the reflection in the lake, so I had to put it in!
Lovely last shot.
Thanks, Draco…it was a marvellous walk around the park, then catching the first views of this palace through the trees
This image is stunning with the reflection!!
Many thanks! It’s had a new lease of life eith Nik software…I’m having some fun with post-processing 🙂
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I saw Pedro’s post too, and thought “wow!” Madrid was never really on my radar.
Love the shot across the lake, and that great angle on the ducks 🙂
Thanks! I went with friends some years ago, and as you say, Madrid wasn’t on my radar. But I got some good images which may be posted over time…well, at least one of them will as it’s lined up for my ‘One’ posts somewhere in the series! Can you believe, I’ve nearly finished tagging my digital images with ‘one’ so I can find them…just the slides to go very slowly and steadily through whenever (!) I have a moment or 50.
There’s dedication! 🙂
Yes, but it saves so much hassle, and I should have done this properly rom the start….loads and loads more tagging to do
What a beautiful place!
Isn’t it just?
YES and Yes!
GORGEOUS photos!
Thank you Ana! I always feel uplifted by comments like that!
Stunning photos, love the architecture against the autumn colours, and I also thought at first glance that it was Kew.
Jude xx
Thanks, Jude… I was pleased with these. Love the way Kew keeps popping int people’s minds!
The last with its reflection is just glorious!
Thanks!
Stunning! Thank you Pedro 😉
It is an amazing place…and yes, thanks to Pedro for reminding me I had these shots!
Magical .. this we have to visit. I had hoped it was closer to our hotel, we are next door neighbor with Palacio Real de Madrid – but metro 2 goes there. Thanks for the tip.
Look forward to your photos!
Sue, I’m afraid there will be too many photos – AGAIN!!!!
Oh, I’m at crisis point….my hard drive and backup are almost full…..
Wow … you have to transfer your photos to a cloud then .. and they will be out in the air forever and you can never lose them. Great system.
I shoot RAW, the file sizes are huge, and to transfer 1gigabyte of images would take forever….I don’t think so