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Madrid

Folder: Spain provinces (and Madrid)
HFF, everyone!

HFF, everyone!

23 Oct 2019 17 16 245
Príncipe Pío metro and mainline station, Madrid.
Puerto de Toledo, Madrid

Puerto de Toledo, Madrid

11 Dec 2019 8 2 155
Taken this evening, on the way to give a class.
Retiro Park, Madrid

Retiro Park, Madrid

03 Jun 2012 7 3 158
Parque del Buen Retiro. I forget the name of this plant momentarily,
Part of the Isabel II Water Company's historic grounds.

Part of the Isabel II Water Company's historic gro…

06 Dec 2019 7 2 175
It's near the 1905 water depository but I don't know its function. I might hazard a guess that it's the tower for a pumping engine house, as at Cornish tin mines. Very late autumn colour.
San Pedro El Viejo, Madrid

San Pedro El Viejo, Madrid

15 Apr 2019 14 9 179
Reputed to be the oldest surviving church in Madrid. (most burnt down eventually and were - often - rebuilt but not this one, it's the original building). Some say it started life as a mosque but it's in the wrong part of Madrid and it is thought very unlikely. The best masons and builders were the Moors though, hence the moorish influence.
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, iconic home of Real Madrid and venue for the 1982 world cup final.

Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, iconic home of Real Mad…

04 Mar 2013 9 7 175
Taken from a class at KPMG who were then based at Torre Europa, which overlooks this stadium, and are now to be found in the Cuatro Torres.
All lit up! H. A. N. W. E. everyone!

All lit up! H. A. N. W. E. everyone!

06 Dec 2019 31 26 267
One of Madrid's major music academies is here, located across the road from me. Situated at a prominent junction, and above a bank, the building is narrow, tapering to this rounded end. They light it up well for Christmas.
The oldest building in Madrid

The oldest building in Madrid

11 Sep 2018 7 4 195
15th century, Casa de Los Lujanes, situated in the old town square, Plaza de la Villa, before Madrid became the capital of Spain in the 17th century.
HFF everyone!

HFF everyone!

11 Nov 2019 26 31 274
Panteón des hombres ilustres (Mausoleum of famous men - sorry, no women)
Another dawn from my stint at this high-rise flat!

Another dawn from my stint at this high-rise flat!

24 Dec 2012 44 30 276
I got a lot of these dawns when I lived here for 9 months in 2012/13.
Green for 'go' at Christmas!

Green for 'go' at Christmas!

24 Nov 2019 11 6 218
Gran Vía, Madrid. I stepped back pretty pronto as a bus bore down on me a nano-second after taking this shot!
The back of the Italian Embassy on a searingly hot summer's day

The back of the Italian Embassy on a searingly hot…

05 Jul 2019 4 4 100
They do go in for colour on the Madrid metro and I like that!

They do go in for colour on the Madrid metro and I…

29 Apr 2012 6 4 165
Goya Metro Station with two out of many reproductions of Goya's often gruesome depictions of torture, torment and death.
Outside my flat, Madrid.

Outside my flat, Madrid.

21 May 2018 14 13 151
Calle de Santa Engracia at its northern, Cuatro Caminos end.
Villaverde Bajo station, Madrid

Villaverde Bajo station, Madrid

16 Oct 2012 8 2 133
Madrid public transport.
HFF everyone!

HFF everyone!

11 Nov 2019 21 27 237
Obolisco, or Monumento a los caídos por España, Paseo de Prado, Madrid
Storm approaching.

Storm approaching.

14 Sep 2019 10 5 151
Hospital de Maudes, Madrid
Sunset, Puerta de Toledo, Madrid

Sunset, Puerta de Toledo, Madrid

27 Nov 2019 9 8 186
In a hurry to a class and I suddenly saw the sunset. It had been hidden by high buidings up to then! Fairly recent compared to other Madrid Puertas (!812)
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