Cathedral 1

This is the cathedral across from the royal palace. The king's daughter was baptized here just a days before we visited. One of my favorite cathedrals of the whole trip. Had the Gothic architecture, but was very clean, bright and colorful, with modern design touches throughout.

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July 28th 2007
We came back to Madrid for the last two days before flying home. It was over 100 degrees cooking down to about 85 right before dawn. We walked around at night and tried to stay inside cool museums and cathedrals during the day. ... read more

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid

Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more

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