Jardines+del+retiro+III+(english)

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1.Palacio de Cristal
The Palacio de Cristal without any doubt the  building are the better gardens. The Palacio de Cristal together with the lake artificial, was built in 1887. In the lake, near the Palace exists an stairs that  plunges into the lake. It estructure is made of metal and it coated glass, from there it takes the name of "Palacio de Cristal". The Palace  was in part an attempt Europe to demonstrate the greatness of Spain. The Palacio de Cristal was  built by Ricardo Veláquez Bosco. Currently with the repair of 1975, the Palace have the  original appearance.

2.Los Jardines y la ría
 Opposite the monument of Alfonso XII, was placed all types of stalls and  puppeteer, fortune  tellers and smaller group of music. They make the walk across the gardens very nice and funnyer.

2.1 The Gardens
The gardens have origin into the years 1630 and 1640. The Count of Olivares give to the king some land  which had been leased from the Duke Fernan Nunez. Over the years has been making changes. Charles III had the first  which allowed the public to go to the Gardens of the Retiro, but to able to enter  you had to be well dressed and  neat. After a revolution the gardens  become municipal property so that everyone can visit it without any problem, beging to put the think  currently there in the Retiro. This photo have any parts of the Retiro, but  there are also a lake where you can ride in boats,  a promenade where you can see all the posts there etc...  This is the lake of the Retiro  where you can boat and enjoy the views of the landscape.

 3.Casita del Pescador
The Casita Del Pescador  is one of the few monuments remaining abandoned buildings that private gardens. This Casita is surrounded by a pond was built by King Ferdinand VII.

4.Fuente de los Galápagos
The Fuente de los Galápagos <span class="short_text"> was in the Gran Via anf had inaugurated in 1832. The Fuente is made by Francisco Jarvier Mariátegui and the sculptures made of granite and limestone were made by José Tomás. <span class="short_text"> At the foot of the source there four children riding on dolphins out of their mouths water falling from the source. After the inauguration in 1858 the fountain stopped working. The fountain is surrounded by seasonal flowers and a box hedge no longer be seen. The source of the Galapagos is a site in the square of Nicaragua's Parque del Retiro.

5.Fuente de la Alcachofa
<span class="medium_text"> The Artichoke is matched by the source is known as two identical monimentales, located in the city of Madrid. <span class="short_text"> Located in the Jardines del Retiro, near the Great Pond. The fountain was created in 1776, was a project of King Charles III. <span class="medium_text"> The fountain was created by Ventura Rodrigez, I think this fountain on the grounds of (marine gods, ornamental plants and water effects recorded on the stone). The source of the Artichoke has a circular basin, in the center column has a very ornate two bodies. The materials that the fountain is constructed of limestone and granite. <span class="short_text"> The source is in the Plaza del Emperador Carlos V, which is known as Glorieta de Atocha. =<span class="short_text"> Bibliografía = = = -[] -[] -[] -[] -[]