Rosaleda del Parque del Retiro - Madrid, Spain
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btrodrigues
N 40° 24.616 W 003° 40.808
30T E 442292 N 4473516
Parque del Buen Retiro is a large and popular 1.4 km2 (350 acres) park at the edge of Madrid with a quite elaborate elliptical rose garden.
Waymark Code: WM8T89
Location: Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Date Posted: 05/10/2010
Views: 37
Parque del Buen Retiro was created as a royal park - it was created next to the Real Sitio del Buen Retiro palace. Built in 1632, the palace was property of King Philips IV and was used as a retreat for the Royal family. Retiro stands for retreat, hence the name of the park and palace. At the time the park was well outside the city walls, but now Madrid has completely enclosed the Retiro park. It opened to the public in 1868.
The nineteen-thirties and forties witnessed the creation of new gardens attributed to Chief Gardener Cecilio Rodriguez who designed and built the rose bed and the gardens that have been named to honor him as well as the rose garden which constitutes this waymark.
Garden Name: Rosaleda del Parque del Retiro
Location: Parque del Retiro
Hours:
Winter: daily 07:00-20:00
Summer: daily 07:00-00:00
Fees: Free
Website: Not listed
Parking: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
To log this waymark, upload a photograph of your favorite rose and tell us why you like it. If nothing is blooming feel free to upload a shot of your favorite garden feature. Also, please let us know what you think of the garden.