The Cason del Buen Retiro, part II !!!

Posted in Europe, Madrid, Spain

Looking at my posts on Madrid, and plenty of them lately, found me an older picture should be in my blog, The memories of always are always worth the relive after to remember is to live again ! This is an area overlook by visitors but worth the detour me think after all is part of the Prado Museum ! Let me tell you a bit more on the Cason del Buen Retiro of Madrid, part I !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

From the estanque or pond of Retiro park walk towards the Fuente de la Alcachofa fountain in plaza de Honduras, Turn right into the Paseo de Paraguay and continue past the Monumento to Jacinto Benavente ,and, into the Parterre passing on the side of the garden continue towards the Puerta de Felipe IV (aka Mariana de Neoburgo) the oldest gate in Madrid today done in 1680 ,You go out by this gate into the Calle de Alfonso XII cross the street and you are at the Cason del Buen Retiro back side,

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The Casón del Buen Retiro is one of only two buildings that survive the destruction of the Buen Retiro Palace, from which it takes its name. Built in 1637, it is initially thought of as a dance hall of the Court of Felipe   IV. This was part of the Retiro park then. The final use of the building is to house the Center of Studies of the Museum called ,the School of the Prado, It is dedicated to the study of works of art and the training of expert in art. This is where the documentation, archive, library and conservation departments of the Prado Museum are located. Subsequently, the large central room with its vault painted by Luca Giordano was used as the large reading room of the Prado library. The Center had books on painting, drawing and iconography, sculpture and the decorative arts, covering a period from the Middle Ages to the 19C. Apart the catalogs of exhibitions; there is also a large old collection, made up largely of acquisitions from the Cervella and Madrazo libraries. In total there are nearly 60,000 volumes and 700 journal titles.

Work is going on to do a tunnel connecting the Salon de Reinos (see post) to the Cason del Buen Retiro (see post) due in 2025.

The official Prado museum on the Cason del Buen Retiro : https://www.museodelprado.es/en/museum/studies-center

The Madrid tourist office on the Cason del Buen Retiro : https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/cason-del-buen-retiro

There you go folks, a wonderful building you should seek out when in Madrid and time away from the main Prado museum , if possible ! This is wonderful Madrid  in the golden triangle of museums, Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Cason del Buen Retiro of Madrid, part I !!! as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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