← Back to the Portfolio
Portfolio · Spain

Madrid

Sunlit gardens, classical forms, and moments of pause. Wandering El Retiro, Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol, and the quiet backstreets of Lavapiés.

Equestrian statue of Felipe III in Plaza Mayor, red arcaded buildings behind
Felipe III keeps watch over Plaza Mayor
Equestrian statue of Carlos III with the illuminated Tio Pepe sign behind, Puerta del Sol
Carlos III and the Tio Pepe sign, Puerta del Sol
A hat and apron hanging on a rack outside a shop on a sunlit Lavapies street
A quiet corner of Lavapiés, mid-morning
Teatro Pavon's ornate clock tower rising against a clear blue sky
Teatro Pavón's clock tower, Lavapiés
Close detail of a bronze street sculpture, a hand resting on an open book
A closer look at one of Madrid's street sculptures
The apse of the Almudena Cathedral, colorful modern frescoes and stained glass above the altar
The apse of the Almudena Cathedral
Late light striking the base of two stone columns inside the cathedral
Afternoon light finds its way into the cathedral
An ornate Art Nouveau corner tower with a domed roof against a clear sky
A dome above the rooftops, near Gran Vía
A weathered garden statue seen from behind down a shaded path in El Retiro, a woman reading on a bench
A shaded path in El Retiro's gardens
A street performer blowing giant bubbles for a crowd of children in El Retiro
A bubble-blower draws a crowd, El Retiro
Rowboats on the lake before the colonnaded Monument to Alfonso XII in El Retiro
Rowboats before the Monument to Alfonso XII
A row of stone columns from the Alfonso XII colonnade, a statue framed between them
Columns of the Alfonso XII colonnade
A red-brick mansion with twin turrets glimpsed through the trees near El Retiro
A red-brick mansion, glimpsed through the trees
Back to the Portfolio