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Real Palace of the Farm


Real Palace of the Farm
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Copyright: Ros P Osado (Zelanda) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 783 W: 1 N: 1219] (5692)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-02-17
Categories: Architecture
Camera: HP Photosmart R717
Exposure: f/4.6, 1/200 seconds
Map: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-10-18 15:05
Viewed: 847
Points: 52
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Spanish]
The Real Palace of the Farm of San Ildefonso is one of the residences of the Spanish Royal Family, placed in the from Segovia locality of San Ildefonso. It is managed by National heritage and opened to the public.

The Real Place of The Farm is placed in the north slope of the Guadarrama, to approximately 60 kilometers of Madrid. His name comes from an ancient farm that the monks jerónimos of the from Segovia monastery of The Vine arbour had here.

The palace was constructed during the reign of your Majesty King Felipe V of Spain, who remained impressed of the local beauty during a hunt. The King, who wanted to move away from the old man Alcázar de los Austrias, arranged to Teodoro Ardemans the construction of a small baroque palace with big gardens. Although the works began in 1721, proper Felipe V arranged progressive enlargement of the palace, up to turning it what would be his " Small Versailles ". Since then and up to the reign of your Majesty King Alfonso XIII the palace would turn into the summer residence of the Kings of Spain.

In the ground floor of this palace there was showing itself the collection of sculptures of Cristina de Suecia, which this queen, after abdicating, had assembled in his exile in Rome. They were acquired by Felipe V and heightened with stands, which still survive in the original spaces. The sculptures were moved in the XIXth century to the Prado Museum and replaced by reproductions in cast. These lounges decorated with stuccoes of false marble, have recovered his beauty after a recent restoration.


Real Gardens of the Farm

With an extension of six kilometers, the gardens surround the palace and they are one of the best examples of the design of gardens of the Europe of the XVIIIth century.

They were designed by the French gardener René Carlier, who used the natural slopes of the hills that surround the palace as help for the visual perspective and as source of energy to make to sprout the water of each of twenty-six monumental sources that decorate the park.

Two Ws with different frontages.
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Hello Ros!
Another beautiful picture in your gallery!
Nice architecture and lovely colours, light and perspective!
Excellent done!
Best regards!
Lili

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  • dip Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1804 W: 0 N: 896] (8649)
  • [2007-10-18 16:21]

Hi Ros,
beautiful shot of the palace,good POV and exposure,clarity and sharpness are also good,
well done!
Dimitris.

Hola Ros,

Que lugar mas bello. Es una palacio con muchos detalles y colores suaves. Pienso que el interior es tambien muy elegante. Bonito punto de vista y buen balance de luz. Me gusta el edificio y la foto. Gracias :-)

Roberto

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  • adores Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2625 W: 52 N: 3655] (11733)
  • [2007-10-18 16:31]
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Olá Ros!
Sabes que já passei várias vezes pr Segóvia e nunca visitei? E já pensei nisso várias vezes. Muito bonito este palácio. Gosto deste pov mostrando a fachada. A luz ficou muito boa!

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  • paura Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3989 W: 8 N: 2640] (21442)
  • [2007-10-18 16:37]

Ros,
Um lindo ponto de tomada para mostrar esse lindo prédio de arquitetura marcante. A tomada centralizada ficou bem apropriada para compor sua fotografia.

Paulo

Hola Ros,

Muy hermosa toma, me gusta mucho la simetría de la composición. Bellos colores y luminosidad.

Saludos desde Brasil
Leonor

Hi Ros,
Very nice composition and great colours,nice perspective and POV.Excellent work.
Georg

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  • gunbud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 4222 W: 3 N: 3679] (16886)
  • [2007-10-18 20:03]

Hi Ros,
Brilliant presentation of this beautiful old palace that is seen in all its intricate detail. The neatly trimmed shrubs leading to the palace door adds great depth to this photo that is seen in clear colors and excellent sharpness.
Regards, Tom

Hola Ros,
good clarity on that view to the magnificent facade. Good exposure management shows us the front in shadow very well. Seems to be very large with all the workshop extensions.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Hello Ros.
I like the well controlled exposure and elegant composition of this shot. The sharpness is excellent and you've retained a lot of detail in the sky. You've really shown this impressive palace well.
Regards,
Andrew

É um conjunto de fotos muito bonitas. Imagino que o palácio também possua um grande salão, tipo do salão dos espelhos de Versailles. Será que a actual família real ainda usa este palácio?
Para esta foto frontal gostaria de ver a totalidade do edifício. Penso que assim como a mostras está um pouco apertada.
António

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  • mumek Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2189 W: 27 N: 2292] (15449)
  • [2007-10-19 4:15]

Hi Ros!
Very well taken capture of the Royal Palace. Nice composition, good natural colours, beautiful view from the park at the palace.Thanks for the note and for posting
best regards
ziggy

transcripted in perfect horizontally way..very interesting point of view...super work..
saloudos cordiales amigo

nf

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  • john_c Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4906 W: 53 N: 5947] (24606)
  • [2007-10-19 7:10]

Hi Ros,
Well composed in very good light. All of the details of the facade are discernible and I like the symmetry provided by the low wall and shrubs on either side of the walkway. Good shadow effects and lighting management. Thanks for the great note.
John

Hola Ros,

estou de volta ao te. Vejo que perdi algumas belas postagens suas, assim como esse última que você apresenta. Gosto muito da simetria dessa arquitetura, juntamente com os elementos ao redor. Belas cores naturais e enquadramento. Parabéns!
Saludos,
Carlos
PS: em breve estarei postando novas fotos!

Hola Ros,
This photo is perfectly done in exposure and focus!
my compliment to this outstanding captured!
well done and well seen
muchas gracias
Tony

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  • emilbo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 772 W: 310 N: 531] (6061)
  • [2007-10-19 10:16]

Hola Ros!
Belle prise de vue de ce merveilleux édiffice de la famille royale. L'architecture est superbe et la bonne qualité d'image nous laisse bien voir les détails. J'aime bien aussi l'allée, avec les arbres taillés, qui nous améne au palais.
Salutations!...
Emilius

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 9450 W: 448 N: 15003] (52624)
  • [2007-10-19 10:20]

very nice photo Ros,
good lines leading us to the palace, good details and a fine contrast an exelent photojob here, well done.
gr. jaap

Ros,
good symmetry and balanced light conditions to render the glorious architecture and its surroundins. Maybe a couple walking along the path would have been a nice human add.
Regards, Peter

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  • Gustaw Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2326 W: 702 N: 187] (19160)
  • [2007-10-19 11:51]

Hi, my friend!
It is next very good your photo. I like your old historical architecture. Nice colours and good light. Well done. Photo have good quality.
Marek

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  • tabora Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1187 W: 297 N: 1534] (12418)
  • [2007-10-19 13:11]

Ola Ros,
Une belle photo,avce une jolie architecture dans des tons pastels, aucune déformation dans les perspecives accompagnée d'une belle symétrie,bonne note.
A+ Joseph

Ola Ros
Excellent king palace and good Spanish architecture
TFS
Cheers,Braca

Ola Ros ,
Muito bonito este palacio real , tem uma belissima arquitectura , bom enquadramento da foto , gostei do palacio centrado na foto , parabens!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Hola Ros,
una bella imagen de la fachada posterior del hermoso Palacio Real de la Granja, con sus jardines que nos centran la mirada en él, invitandonos a entrar.
Lo que tenías a tu espalda también merece una foto, que espero ver pronto. Como otras que estoy seguro que tomarías en este magnífico lugar, que conozco y me gustaría volver a visitar, ya que todas sus espléndidas fuentes estaban en obras.
Perfecto encuadre centrado, que aquí funciona muy bien.
Excelente nota informativa.
Un abrazo,
Josep

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  • berek Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3920 W: 173 N: 4949] (22479)
  • [2007-10-23 22:58]

Hi Ros,
what a wonderful architecture my friend. I can see all part on this building. good framing. greetings.
Burak Erek

Hola Ros
Una bella joya arquitectonica nos recrea con tu toma. Un equilibrio y encuadre perfecto, buen dominio de la perspectiva al captar un sinnumero de detalles. Buen trabajo.
John

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