Madrid: The more the night goes on, the more beautiful it is
Remember in <>, the gypsy Esmeralda sings: I'm going back to faraway Andalucia, dancing under the golden sun. But in the end, she never made it back to her mother's hometown, Madrid. The mention of Madrid, such as the blood of roses, such as the fire of the red dress, cruel but not lose the gentle bullfighter ...... think about will make people mesmerized by the city.
This time the night has slowly descended, it is the time to go together to savor the Spanish night...
The more the night, the more beautiful
Some people say that Madrid is "the more the night, the more beautiful", because during the day Madrid is noisy and crowded, full of tourists. At night, Madrid is full of passion and energy, full of romance and wildness, and very charming.
Perhaps Spain's architecture is not very famous, but the nearly uniform architectural style gives people a sense of harmonic beauty, especially in the night and under the cover of golden lights. Madrid's night is brilliant, but not noisy, do not believe, you see that the deep blue sky decorated with the full moon is telling the mystery and lonesome.
Chen, who is learning Spanish, does not hide his admiration for the city in his words. He led us through the busy streets and heavy traffic, snapping seductive pictures with his camera. At first, I felt a sense of trepidation as I followed him through the traffic, but then, infected as I was by the city's atmosphere, I began to laugh at myself for being so unruly.
After walking for a while, we were all hungry, so we went to eat seafood fried rice (Paella), which was highly recommended by Chen Zhi. Since it was a night market, the prices were all rather expensive, but when the fragrant Paella was served, the heartache of ordering was gone. This type of fried rice is the opposite of Chinese fried rice, which is cooked by pouring raw rice into a wok, stir-frying it with special sauces and various seafood until it becomes flavorful, and then pouring water over it to simmer it. Therefore, it is more rich and heavy than Yangzhou fried rice. The yellow, oily rice is packed with real seafood and garnished with green peas - it's very appetizing, so don't be too busy to take a picture of it first!
After the meal, we continued our night walk, maybe because the road is not familiar, maybe because of the confusing night, I really can't remember what places we have been to, I remember the name of the only Plaza de majoy (Center Square). Everywhere I go, I'm going to marvel, and every time I pass by, I keep taking pictures, trying to make this exciting moment last forever. ......]
Spain without bullfighting
It's different from what I imagined, the bullfighting in Spain is not in full swing, on the contrary, it's quite a bit of a lull, and I heard it was because the bullfights don't start until May. The matches here only start in May. Standing outside the arc-shaped bullfighting ring, there is a hint of disappointment, it seems that this time to go in to see a real bullfight is unlikely. I can only imagine that under the glaring sunlight, the red and gold costumes burned like flames to the pupils, and the contest between the power of man and beast inspired the passion of the audience.
Like many cities in Europe, Madrid's Old Town is crisscrossed with plazas and ancient streets, and its bustle is a far cry from the austerity of the Nordic countries. Somehow, I always imagined what it would be like to get lost in the next detour of these foreign streets. Plaza del Sol is the center of Madrid, where buses drop off tourists. Street-side souvenir stores sell a variety of postcards and souvenirs, including Real Madrid jerseys and scarves, and now I seem to understand why Pepe took the plunge and moved to Real Madrid, a city with a feral scent that is perhaps more challenging than the gray, dreary city of Manchester.
Stretching memories of luxury
The Palace of Versailles in Paris may have become less of a shock to the senses. But now that you're in Madrid, you can't avoid a walk to the palace, which is said to be the third largest in the world.
With the complexity and splendor of the Baroque style, the cold white walls of the palace witnessed how many changes? This beautiful country, was once so brilliant, the sky under the sea are waiting for them to set sail, but the passage of time, the status of the hegemony of the past, but also left so many perfect fragments let a person sigh ......
Retiro Park (Ritz) that side of the lake, lined with glass palace in the sunlight refractive colorful light Reflecting the seven-colored light under the sun. If there really are seven-colored flowers in the world, they should bloom under the glass palace's zenith to match. At noon, the Ritz was so quiet that the air seemed to have frozen. Once the time this thing flows here, it seems to have lost its weight all of a sudden, along with the Mediterranean waves rippled up. The lake lazily motionless, if this time to play a few decades ago, European women's favorite lace parasol canoeing on the lake, will be able to make me drunk here. Along the lakeshore, walking forward, face to face over a couple of white hair, the two helped each other to walk slowly, looking at the eyes flashed a gentle light, suddenly a touch of heart, perhaps this mutual help is called the real romance and happiness it.
Afterword
Don't remember when I first saw Flamenco, but it must have been on TV. It really does have a very typical Spanish feel to it now that I recall it. The heavy beats, the disoriented hair, the opening and closing fans, all of them play the enchanting women and the wild men to the extreme, which matches so well with my impression and feeling of Madrid. Unconsciously, the night is coming to an end, it is time to say goodbye to this city, the city of Flamenco exuberant dance, the city overflowing with the passion of bullfighters, the city of classical elegance and romance and modern metropolitan extravagance. I look forward to my next visit ......
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Madrid, in the center of the Iberian Peninsula, is the capital city of Spain as well as the economic, cultural and political center. The city is also one of Europe's leading art centers and attracts a large number of tourists every year. With Puerta del Sol as the centerpiece, the city's roads radiate out in a radial pattern, and the city is well served by the metro and bus system. The leisurely walkways remind you that you are in Spain, and are perfect for wandering around during the day or at night, and if you're tired of strolling around, you can even have a cup of coffee and quietly feel the pulse of the city as well as enjoy the local flavor.
Madrid is a good city for walking, from Puerta del Sol to Plaza de Cibeles, or from the Plaza Grande to the direction of the Royal Palace, along the way all the art, culture, treasures, Madrid's famous attractions are the stately Royal Palace (Palacio Real), there are the Velázquez, Goya and Greco masterpieces of the Museo del Prado (Museo del Prado), the young people gathered in Puerta del Sol, the 16th-century Havana, and the Prado Museum (Museo del Prado), where young people gather. In the 16th century, the Hapsburg dynasty built the famous Plaza Mayor and the Catedral de San Isidro ...... . The city is full of tourists who gather to browse the monuments, world-renowned museums and enjoy the nightlife. Somewhat unlike other famous European capitals, Madrid did not receive much attention until King Felipe II moved his royal palace here in 1561, but it soon became the economic, cultural and political center of Spain, and in 1939, when the Civil War came to Madrid, it remained the capital of Spain despite its opposition to General Franco's statism because it was still politically stable. still had a considerable stabilizing effect politically. After General Franco's death, Spanish society began a massive transformation in an attempt to completely break out of its totalitarian oppression, and Madrid is still the political and cultural center of Spain, with an even more important role to play, and a huge increase in the number of residents moving into the city, and the hope of finding better opportunities for employment and schooling
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Prado美术馆
虽然面向交通拥挤的 Although it faces the traffic-congested Paseo del Prado, the Museo del Prado has a very peaceful and serene appearance. Originally built as a museum of natural sciences under the auspices of architect Pande Villanueva during the time of Carlos III, the completion of the project became elusive due to factors such as the French War of Independence. King Fernando VII and Princess Isabel de Braganza decided to turn it into an art gallery, and in 1819 the gallery, which housed many of the finest works of art in the palace, was opened to the public.
The building is in neo-classical style, and its simplicity reveals its extraordinary taste. The Prado Museum, the world's largest painting museum, has a collection of more than 8,000 paintings alone, and it would take at least a full day to view them one by one. Therefore, in order to make effective use of your limited time, it is better to select the works you want to appreciate in advance and browse around them. Buying a guidebook in Mandarin at a bookstore before entering the museum will certainly save you a lot of precious time.
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Museum of Fine Arts of Thyssen-Bornemisza
Opened in 1992, diagonally across the street from the Prado Museum of Fine Arts, this art gallery was converted from what used to be the Palace of Villahermosa. The collection on display here was acquired by the Spanish government from Baron Thyssen-Pornemisza, who had the second largest personal collection in the world, and is open to the public.
Works by 19th- and 20th-century painters such as Picasso, Miro, Dali, Chagall and Braque are on display on the first floor, while the second floor exhibits 17th-century Dutch paintings by Frans Halus and Roisdal, as well as late Impressionist works by the Rococo style, Neoclassicism and Cézanne. The 3rd floor displays early Italian paintings, Dutch, German, and Italian paintings from the 16th to 18th centuries, and so on. It can be said that this is an art museum that summarizes the Western art genres and belongs to the first class in terms of both quality and quantity.
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Museo de Bellas Artes Lazaro Caldiano
At the corner of the tranquil Salamanca area, north along Calle Serrano, is this art museum. The collection of the art collector José Lazaro Caldiano (1862-1947) was donated to the state after his death, along with the mansion, and in 1951 it was opened to the public as an art gallery. When one thinks of fine art, one naturally thinks of paintings and sculptures, but here the owner has collected all genres of European arts and crafts starting from the Middle Ages until the modern era, which is incredible as a personal collector's collection.
There are more than 30 galleries on floors 1 through 4 in this museum, and the sheer number of works on display makes even the large rooms seem small. On the first floor are cloisonné and ivory carvings, on the second floor are gold and silver artifacts and furniture, various small works by European masters, and on the third floor are paintings from the 14th to the 19th centuries, especially interesting paintings such as "The Coven of the Magi," by 17th-century painter Goya. Many weapons, textiles and fans are displayed on the 4th floor.
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Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
This is an art museum that focuses on the best of 20th-century modern art. On its 2 floors is displayed Picasso's famous work "Guernica Guernica". On April 26, 1937, the second year after the start of the Civic War, the small town of Guernica, located in the Basque Country, was heavily bombed by German warplanes Junkers. In a small town of 6,000 people, 598 people were killed and more than 1,500 were injured, and Picasso, who learned of the tragedy, decided to name the work he created for the Paris Universal Exposition held in the same year as Guernica, and began to create the work, which declared to the whole world his anger towards the war and his respect for life.
Inside the gallery, which utilizes its space a little extravagantly, you can also see beautiful works by modern art giants such as Picasso, Dalí, Miró, Juan Guris and Tabieres. There's also a library with more than 25,000 books, and a full range of art stores and bookstores.
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Plaza Puerta del Sol
Plaza Puerta del Sol is right in the center of Madrid, from where 10 streets radiate outward. Nowadays Puerta del Sol is the place where Madrid's children hang out, so it's always crowded.
Plaza del Sol is a semicircular plaza known throughout the world. The name of the Plaza del Sol comes from the fact that there was a gate called Puerta del Sol that opened towards the east, which no longer exists. The square was expanded in 1853 to cover an area of 12,000 square meters.
Plaza del Sol is a square of historical significance. On May 2, 1808, the people of Madrid rose up here to defend themselves against the invading Napoleonic army, thus opening the prelude to the Spanish War of Independence; in 1848, Madrid installed gas street lamps, and the Plaza del Sol was the first to be illuminated; in 1879, the birth of Spain's tram, the launching ceremony was also held in the Plaza del Sol.
The Security Bureau building is the most prominent building in Puerta del Sol, which is a neo-classical style palace building in the late 18th century. When it was built, it served as Madrid's central post office, army command, and interior ministry. The bell tower on top of the building was added in 1867. Since then, the Spanish have regarded the time indicated by the clock as "standard time".
On the roadside of the plaza in front of the Security Bureau building, visitors have to witness the "Kilometer Zero" marking of the national highway on the ground. The marker is a 1-foot diameter ring of colored stones with a map of the Iberian Peninsula and the words "Kilometer Zero" in the center of the ring. In Spain, "kilometer zero" is the starting point from which the milestones of the country's highways are counted. Puerta del Sol is also the starting point for the city of Madrid's door numbers. It is also the terminus of most buses and three metro lines.
The area around Puerta del Sol is Madrid's busiest commercial district. The streets radiating from the Plaza are commercial streets, full of merchandise and hustle and bustle.
Plaza de la Puerta del Sol is also the place where the customs and traditions of Madrid can be best reflected. The square's liveliest day is New Year's Day, when Madrile?os flock here to celebrate the new year. Each participant in the revelry in the hands of 12 grapes, the bell rings, people quickly swallow the hands of the 12 grapes. It is said that doing so will give you good luck for the next 12 months. Tourists who have the chance to spend the New Year in Madrid should not miss this opportunity to visit this place.
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Plaza Mayor
This square was built under the auspices of Filippo III in 1619 and has a unique style of quadrangular square. It measures 128 meters horizontally and 94 meters vertically and is surrounded by 4-story buildings. In the center of the square is the statue of Philip III on horseback. In the long years since its construction, the square has suffered 3 fires and was rebuilt until 1953 when it was completed to its present form. The plaza, where lavish royal ceremonies, bullfights and commemorations, and even the Inquisition's burning at the stake, used to be seen from the balconies of neighboring homes, now reverberates with the loud singing of young people clutching cheap guitars.
As the sun sets, the small restaurants that line Cuchilleros and San Miguel streets below the Arco de Cuchilleros are filled to capacity with people who have had a few drinks and are singing. The atmosphere is unique and should be seen to be appreciated.
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Plaza de Espa?a
The statue of Cervantes stands as if overlooking the statues of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in the middle of this plaza that was built in 1930 in honor of Cervantes. The building behind the statue is the Edificio Espa?a. Next to it is the Torre de Madrid, then the tallest tower in Europe, completed in 1948. In addition, the Statue of Cervantes is a great backdrop for a souvenir photo.
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Plaza Colón
Plaza Colón, also known as Columbus Square, is next to the Jardines del Desculbrimiento.In 1885 a new In 1885, a statue of Columbus the Discoverer was erected on a neo-Gothic-style statue platform in the square. On the other side of the plaza are four giant concrete sculptures that look a bit like large molars, which were also built in honor of Columbus, with inscriptions describing the discovery of the Americas.
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The Basilica of San Francisco Grande
Built on the site of a former 13th century monastery in the south of the city. The monastery is said to have been built by the friars of St Francis during their pilgrimage to Spain. The rotunda was first designed by one Francisco Cabezas, but was found to be structurally unsound, and the construction was eventually completed by Italian architect Sabatini in 1874. The interior is decorated in a largely ornate 19th-century style; a fresco shows St James annihilating the Moors, and there's an early fresco by Goya that includes a glowering self-portrait of the artist.
The two largest cities in Spain are Madrid and Barcelona. They are full of diversity. Madrid is open and welcoming, yet the people are cluttered and hurried, humble and unassuming; her older neighborhoods are twisting labyrinths of simple harmonies surrounded by the elegant buildings, parks and boulevards of a modern city. With its diverse galleries and museums, Madrid has a reputation for being a big-hearted city where new creators can find a resting place and a warm welcome, a city where different trends ****.
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早上的马德里街道人并不是很多，西班牙人的生活过得很悠闲甚至有些散漫。 In Madrid, you can hear a lot of legends about Madrid, the most interesting is the origin of the name "Madrid". It is said that in the distant ancient times, Madrid is still a rare place, there are only a few families, stars distributed in the virgin forest. One day, a child was playing outside the house, suddenly a black bear pounced on him, the child in a hurry, quickly climbed a tree, at this time, his mother looking for him to go home, she focused on looking for the child, did not notice the squatting under the tree with a bloody mouth of the black bear. At the critical moment, the child, regardless of their own safety, shouted up the tree "Mom run!" Only then did the mother realize the danger and hid in a safe place. In honor of this brave child, the city was named after the phrase "Mama Run" (Madrid in Spanish) after the city was founded.
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Madrid's plazas are very numerous, with more than 300 big and small ones combined. The center of the square is mostly a statue or bell tower, each square has its own character, all have some historical allusions. Among them to Spain Square is the most famous, the most tourists. The square is small, and in the center stands a monument to Cervantes, the famous Renaissance writer and master of language. The giant sculpture of the great writer, solemn, holding the monumental work of Don Quixote in his hand, gazing into the distance with his beaming eyes. In the monument below the bronze statue of Don Quixote is more exquisite, he wore armor, riding a thin horse, with his servant Sancho, dusty, seems to have just returned from the "war". Behind the statue of Cervantes, fountains such as columns, doves flying. The whole square as a work of art simple and powerful, all in one.
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Madrid's plazas are very numerous, with more than 300 big and small ones combined. The center of the square is mostly a statue or bell tower, each square has its own character, all have some historical allusions. Among them to Spain Square is the most famous, the most tourists. The square is small, and in the center stands a monument to Cervantes, the famous Renaissance writer and master of language. The giant sculpture of the great writer, solemn, holding the monumental work of Don Quixote in his hand, gazing into the distance with his beaming eyes. In the monument below the bronze statue of Don Quixote is more exquisite, he wore armor, riding a thin horse, with his servant Sancho, dusty, seems to have just returned from the "war". Behind the statue of Cervantes, fountains such as columns, doves flying. The whole square is like a work of art simple and powerful, all at once.
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Madrid can be considered a melting pot of all the culinary styles of the Iberian Peninsula, and sometimes gastronomes debate the existence of Madrid's unique cooking methods, but in fact Madrid has been enriched by the presence of immigrants from Andalucía, Galicia, Asturias, and other regions. However, Madrid's cuisine has been enriched by immigrants from Andalusia, Galicia, Asturias and other regions. The most noteworthy is the Madrid bouillabaisse, a succulent dish made by mixing peas and vegetables and simmering beef and pork together; tripe is another representative dish, which can be eaten in some of Madrid's most famous restaurants, as well as the not-to-be-overlooked garlic bisque, escargot meal, and potato omelet; and, despite its remoteness from the sea, Madrid is best known for its grilled sea bream, and cod is the main ingredient in almost every dish. the main accompaniment in every dish.
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The most fascinating traditions of Madrid's cuisine can be found in the habit of enjoying desserts at the end of the meal, such as the fried milk and egg bread, which is the most typical meal in the spring and on the feast days of the saints, the omelettes, creamy mincemeat pies and panna cotta in November, the apricot sugar cake, the fruits candy eaten on Christmas Day, and the fennel cake eaten on the feast day of San Isidro. Madrile?os can enjoy different desserts depending on the holiday. Drinks are also a culinary tradition in Madrid and the rest of Spain, and it has become customary for locals to eat in restaurants in order to enjoy them, with hundreds of bars serving drinks and beer in the streets of Madrid alone.
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