Parque del Retiro, Madrid - 0 views
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The Parque del Buen Retiro is the most popular park in Madrid. It can get crowded during weekends when many Madrilenian families go for a stroll in the park and street musicians, sidewalk painters, fortune tellers, jugglers and street performers animate the crowd.
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despina houck on 15 Feb 09As seen on our video series in class.
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The Retiro Park was created as a royal park; it belonged to the Real Sitio del Buen Retiro palace. In 1632, the palace was built by King Philips IV as a retreat for the Royal family.
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Of the original palace, only two buildings survived, the rest was destroyed during the Napoleonic wars.
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