The Jardin Isabel II of Aranjuez !!

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I like to come back to the historic beautiful City of Aranjuez, in the Comunidad de Madrid region of my dear Spain, It is a walkable City with beautiful sights all around you. I found me an older picture lost in posts that needs to be showcase fully in a separate post, Therefore, let me tell you a bit on the Jardin Isabel II of Aranjuez !! Hope you enjoy it as I,

It was the first garden space for public use in Aranjuez and possibly one of the first in Spain of that type. Since 2001 it has been a World Heritage Site as part of the declaration Cultural Landscape of Aranjuez. The site was previously used for stable rest; however, at the beginning of the 19C, it was decided to beautify the space since the view was unseemly from the palace, and its completion took place between 1830 and 1834. During the First Republic Its name was changed to Jardín de Serrano and the sculpture of Isabel II was hidden until its replacement in 1875 under Alfonso XII. The layout was maintained, at least until 1929, and after the Spanish civil war it presented a simplified design. It was finally restored between 1999 and 2000.

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The Jardin Isabel II presents a cross-shaped scheme, with two perpendicular streets united in a circular square. Each resulting square is in turn divided into four squares thanks to two streets parallel to the main side ,the Plaza de San Antonio, another parallel to Calle Real and another, not parallel, to Calle de las Infantas. In the center, after an iron fence, there is a bronze sculpture of Isabel II as a girl on a marble pedestal. In the corner of the Plaza de San Antonio, on a pedestal, there is a vase from the gate of the old Tagus bridge. For its part, on the Calle Gobernador side there are two gate pavilions. It has eight benches in stone and eight flower pots. It is very nice as a last stop before leaving the city.

The Aranjuez tourist office on the Jardin Isabel II : https://visita.aranjuez.es/espacio/jardin-de-isabel-ii/

The Comunidad de Madrid regional tourist office on Aranjuez:  https://www.turismomadrid.es/es/descubre/ciudades-patrimonio-de-la-humanidad/aranjuez.html

There you go folks, a nice historical City of Aranjuez and a beautiful garden,  Maybe not a love story for you or me but nevertheless its a very romantic town indeed. Again, hope you enjoy the Jardin Isabel II as I

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

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Published by pedmar10

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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