Parque del Retiro, Madrid by IloontjeQ

Photography • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Oct 18, 2009

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Description

Buen Retiro Park (Parque del Buen Retiro) is a large and popular 1.4 km2 (350 acres) park at the edge of the city center. A magnificent park, filled with beautiful sculpture and monuments, galleries, a peaceful lake and host to a variety of events, it is one of Madrid's premier attractions. The park is entirely surrounded by the present-day city. Close to the northern entrance of the park is the Estanque del Retiro ("Retiro Pond"), a large artificial pond. Next to it is the monument to King Alfonso XII, featuring a semicircular colonnade and an equestrian statue of the monarch on the top of a tall central core.

Comments (6)

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elfin14doaks

3:51PM | Sun, 18 October 2009

Beautiful night shat and great POV.

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Chipka

1:53AM | Mon, 19 October 2009

This is gorgeous! I love night time photography and this is an absolutely stunning example of it. Fantastic work, particularly in the capture of the whole, subtle color tones and the light/dark contrast.

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