Pond and Monument to Alfonso XII.
Monument to Alfonso XII, Retiro Park, Madrid.
The monument to King Alfonso XII is located almost in the center of the Retiro Park sculpture .
In 1902 a national competition was launched to build a monument to King Alfonso XII, on the initiative of the queen mother Maria Cristina . The winner was the architect José Riera Grases a grandiose project with one of the long sides of the Pond Retiro , composed of a large colonnade with large number of sculptures that surround the equestrian statue of King , immediately to the pond , all in bronze and marble. When he died, he was replaced in the direction Theodore Anastos , who made no changes . The monument , funded by public subscription , was inaugurated on June 6, 1922 .
The entire assembly is 30 meters high , 86 meters long and 58 meters wide, and participated in its development over twenty sculptors. It was the first memorial statueDuring the last century were populating the gardens : works such as Benlliure, Clara and Mateo Inurria among others.
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Parque del Retiro Monumento Alfonso XII
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Pond and Monument to Alfonso XII.
Monument to Alfonso XII, Retiro Park, Madrid.
The monument to King Alfonso XII is located almost in the center of the Retiro Park sculpture .
In 1902 a national competition was launched to build a monument to King Alfonso XII, on the initiative of the queen mother Maria Cristina . The winner was the architect José Riera Grases a grandiose project with one of the long sides of the Pond Retiro , composed of a large colonnade with large number of sculptures that surround the equestrian statue of King , immediately to the pond , all in bronze and marble. When he died, he was replaced in the direction Theodore Anastos , who made no changes . The monument , funded by public subscription , was inaugurated on June 6, 1922 .
The entire assembly is 30 meters high , 86 meters long and 58 meters wide, and participated in its development over twenty sculptors. It was the first memorial statueDuring the last century were populating the gardens : works such as Benlliure, Clara and Mateo Inurria among others.
In Google Translate
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