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Royal Palace seen from the Campo del Moro

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Often overlooked by visitors, the Campo del Moro actually is a well-maintained park at the foot of the Royal Palace offering a break from the city frenzy, as well as view up the palace.
Narciso Pascual y Colomer was the architect who was responsible for much of the layout we see today. He thought of a main avenue running from the Royal Palace to the river Manzanares, which today is called the Praderas de las Vistas del Sol: meadows of the sunsets. In fact, since this avenue runs almost exactly east-west, the sunset can be seen from here. When I entered the park, it was early in the morning, and the sun was just rising behind the Royal Palace. I walked the main avenue, and also some of the many paths in the large park. On the way, I saw secluded spots with statues, the large Fuente de las Conchas and Fuente de los Tritones, I saw some of the small Tyrolean style houses built in the Habsburg era, I heard and saw peacocks, and small ponds with ducks and other birds. And, of course, most of the time I saw the Royal Palace, high above me, as the crown on the park.
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