They say that life is a handkerchief and that sooner or later one finds oneself again with those places that even by dint of frequenting, each time one returns they always offer a new perspective.
Resentful for the serious damage that last January caused the famous storm baptized with the grotesque name of Filomena, our Retiro Park has returned, after several months closed, to open its doors and grant citizens the approval of power stroll happily through all its beautiful corners.
One of my favorite corners, as I think I have said on occasion, is the Crystal Palace, a beautiful 19th century building, located next to a small but charming lake.
Or what comes to be the same, especially for the purpose of this post: located on the edge of a mirror, in whose reflection one can experience the most diverse and varied sensations.
And among them, seeing the reflection of this neoclassical structure with daring modernist approaches in its design, made me think of a sense of continuity, of infinity, as if that union between the original and its reflection constituted an attempt, perhaps causal and not casual, encompassing everything at a glance.
The fusion of the Alpha and the Omega, or the ancient symbol of the Ouroboros, under the simple equation that the Beginning and the End are not, but the opposite poles of the same and imaginary magnet.
In short: as it is above, so it is also below.
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Imagino tu emoción, @juancar347! Volver a los espacios que amamos nos hace sentir cierta "seguridad". Como el vientre materno, hay lugares en los que somos, crecemos y hasta, poco a poco, morimos. Tus imágenes le hacen honor a la belleza del lugar. Te quedaron luminosas. Te abrazo
Cierto: tarde o temprano, todos acabamos volviendo al hogar, independientemente de cómo se plantee cada uno este concepto. Somos como el ouroboros, como esa serpiente que se muerde la cola, y andamos también en círculos, donde nunca se sabe donde comienza una cosa y termina otra. Ya tenía ganas de volver a pasear por aquí. Un abrazo
Those pictures are beautiful. Honestly I wish buildings were made with the same love and attention to details that was once the common practice.
I am very pleasantly surprised by your comment, but I am afraid that we live in a world where not only good taste has been lost, but also 'craftsmanship' in something as fundamental as Architecture. Thank you very much and best regards
Thanks