Buenos Dias!
Today was an amazing day because we all went to the Palacio Real in the city center of Madrid. This is a 17th century palace that still houses the royal family and foreign ambassadors/dignitaries when they stay in Spain. It contains a plethora of rooms, some with purposes such as the billiards room, ballroom, dining room, and throne room, and other rooms for sheer aesthetic beauty such as the porcelain room (walls covered in porcelain art), oriental room (motif of Asian depictions), and the "green" room (almost EVERYTHING is green.
Most of the art done in this building is in the Baroque style and the architecture is mostly from Italians and other foreigners brought to Spain for their trades. However, the building still showcases the beauty, culture, affluence, and power of the former Spanish crown and the current Spanish government for all who come to see it.
Here are a few pictures of the outside(no pictures allowed inside :( :
Hasta Luego!
Brandon
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