Madrid
Folder: Spain provinces (and Madrid)
Any ideas?
How it was. Taken from a class.
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Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid.
I asked my student (a senior partner at KPMG, Spain) if I could take a photo through his office window and he said yes.
The Works at the stadium. H. A. N. W. E. everyone!
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From another side.
I type this as news filters through that Real Madrid's greatest rivals, Barcelona have just been astonishingly flattened 8:2 by Bayern Munich in the European Cup quarter-finals. The cheers could be heard all through the Madrid evening air as every Bayern goal went in!
An enormous ginkgo tree. 'Arbol monumental ginkgo…
Parque de Santander, Madrid. Swans! ;o)
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My local park, and they change the volume, force and aspect of these water fountains every few hours. At this juncture, they look very swan-like!
Also, the pink paving slabs; granite, so typical of the Mountains of Madrid nearby, fit in well in these settings.
Plaza de Chamberí. Madrid.
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The only possibly POV. All the other benches were occupied by the unfortunate, the homeless, the winos and the addicts. And it wasn't possible to stay too long because of the smells. A great pity. And it will only get worse ...
I kick myself now ... a shot of them on the benches might have made a more powerful statement.
The heavy gear gets to work on the Estadio Santiag…
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The old-look (and iconic) stadium will soon take on a completely different appearance.
HFF Everyone from a very hot night in Madrid!!
A strange sculpture (La Mano de Botero)
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I tried to find some description but failed.
Paseo de La Castellana, Madrid. Plaza San Juan de La Cruz.
A very wet and cold shock!
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Parque del Oeste, Madrid.
I was lining up a shot when the sprinklers came on at full force and the twin spurt of the one you can see here, came straight up between my legs and knocked me off my feet! I managed to take the shot you see and held on to my smartphone! But for 20 minutes it looked like I had had an unfortunate accident!
Parque del Oeste, Madrid. Civil War fortifications…
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These formed part of the defences of Madrid against the Nationalists led by Franco. They held out for three years, Franco deciding in the end to abandon the siege and concentrate on winning the north of Spain, which won him the war eventually.
Parque de Santander, Madrid. H. A. N. W. E. ever…
Spot the fence. No prizes; just for fun!
Plaza de Olavide, Madrid
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A popular meeting place, with many bars and restaurants. I held many private classes here until online classes became de rigeur four months ago!
Typical central Madrid architecture seen here too.
Once the site of an ocatagonal steel indoor market - much vaunted when constructed in 1927 as a triumphant avant-guard masterwork, It was demolished in 1974 and this public space was created here instead.
My local park.
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Still very frustrating in that they have opened only one gate - and, Sod's Law - it's the one furthest away from where I live (20 minutes walk away).
HFF Everyone!
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I don't know what this is. All I know is that it is in the grounds of the Isabel II water company.
No idea. Anyone know what this is?
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In the public gardens of Nuevos Ministerios. Near the Ministry of Transport and Public Works. There must be a clue in that!
After several comments ... Now I see it! It must have been used to break up old road surfaces prior to the laying of new roads. So anywhere between about 1920 and perhaps 1960. Hard to tell!
Hospital de Maudes
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Another one of this arresting edifice. I do rather like it and it is only a couple of minutes walk from my front door, so it appears quite often here!
Now government offices.
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