The Sabatini Photo: The Gardens Of Sabatini

Sabatini gardens is one of the three great parks that make up green ensemble, surrounding the Royal Palace in Madrid. Sabatini gardens, located at the North facade of the Palace, can be called a real masterpiece of landscape art. The gardens are located within a 2, 5 hectares, and one side borders the hill of San Vicente, and on the other with the bailén street.

In the second half of the 18th century on the site by the architect Francesco Sabatini stables were built for the Royal family. But in 1933 the stables were demolished, and began the creation of a green Park. Sabatini gardens was built under the guidance of the master of landscape art Fernando Mercadal. The gardens created in the neoclassical French style, bushes and trees nicely trimmed, neat tracks posted elegant benches, friendly and peaceful murmuring fountains. The Park is decorated with statues and hedges. There are tall pine trees and slender cypresses, beautiful magnolias and lilies, pleasing to the eye boxwood shrubs. In the gardens is home to a large number of birds – pheasants and wood pigeons, because a mild, temperate climate and a large number of pine trees create favorable conditions for living and breeding.

Construction Sabatini gardens lasted for many years. Their Grand opening was conducted by king Juan Carlos I in 1978. It is a king named this green area by the name of Francesco Sabatini.

Today, the Sabatini gardens are deservedly considered to be one of the most beautiful places of the Spanish capital.

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