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Color Your World 2018: 120 Days of Crayola – Silver

01/20/2018•art, Photography, religion

Silver

Large silver platform, part of Altar of Santa Maria La Real de la Almudena, Almudena Cathedral (The Catedral de Santa María la Real de la Almudena), Madrid, Spain.

A statue of the Virgin and Child stands atop an elaborate 17th century silver platform on the altar of Our Lady of Almudena, patron saint of the Madrid.   It is part of a larger altarpiece from the late 15th Century.

Join Jennifer’s Color Your World 2018: 120 Days of Crayola, a 4 month (January 1, 2018 to April 30, 2018) blogging challenge event. Each day has a new color theme based on a past or current crayon color in Crayola’s box of 120 crayons.

Color Your World 2018: 120 Days of Crayola – Manatee

01/20/2018•art, Photography, traditional

Manatee in Madrid

Cast iron railing, Madrid, Spain

 

Join Jennifer’s Color Your World 2018: 120 Days of Crayola, a 4 month (January 1, 2018 to April 30, 2018) blogging challenge event. Each day has a new color theme based on a past or current crayon color in Crayola’s box of 120 crayons.

Color Your World 2018: 120 Days of Crayola – Gold

01/16/2018•architecture, Photography, Spain

Gold

Royal Palace of Madrid, Palacio Real de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Ceiling and window decoration over one of the grand stairways of the Royal Palace of Madrid. While the palace is officially the home of the Spanish royal family, it is currently only used for state occasions. Construction of the palace began in 1738 and was completed in 1755, though later renovations and expansion were undertaken. The palace, the largest royal palace in Europe by floor area, has 3,418 rooms and 1,450,000 sq ft of floor space.

Join Jennifer’s Color Your World 2018: 120 Days of Crayola, a 4 month (January 1, 2018 to April 30, 2018) blogging challenge event. Each day has a new color theme based on a past or current crayon color in Crayola’s box of 120 crayons.

Color Your World 2018: 120 Days of Crayola – Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown

01/12/2018•art, Photography, religion

Pieta

Pieta Sculpture, Catedral de Sta Maria la Real de la Almudena, Madrid, Spain

Join Jennifer’s Color Your World 2018: 120 Days of Crayola, a 4 month (January 1, 2018 to April 30, 2018) blogging challenge event. Each day has a new color theme based on a past or current crayon color in Crayola’s box of 120 crayons.

CB&WC: Shadows

09/03/2017•architecture, black and white, Photography

Royal Shadows

Covered walkway, west side of Plaza de la Armeria, Royal Palace, Madrid, Spain

Covered walkway on the west side of the Plaza de la Armería, Royal Palace, Madrid, Spain. Madrid’s Royal Palace is the largest by floor area in Europe and contains 3,418 rooms. While designated as the official royal residences, it is used only for state and formal occasions.  Palace constructions began in 1735.

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Travel Theme: Primary Colours

08/01/2017•architecture, art, Travel

Primary Vault

Vault Detail,Almudena Cathedral, Madrid, Spain.

Almudena Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid. Begun in 1879, the Gothic revival style church was not completed until 1993, when it was consecrated by Pope John Paul II.  The ceiling and the vaults are decorated with vivid decorative paintings. Most interior decorations are contemporary, although art displayed in the side chapels is a mixture of traditional and modern.

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