[ENG-SPN] Speaking of Magical Madrid / Hablando del Madrid Mágico
As that great writer and rector of the University of Salamanca, Miguel de Unamuno, thought in relation to how easy it was for him to 'read' a cathedral like the Pulchra Leonina in León, it is also, in some way, relatively easy for those of us who were born in a city like Madrid to read, even if only between the lines, part of that historicity that makes its neighborhoods and its most unique buildings a welcoming invitation to enter that other parallel universe of the fantastic, which is always speculation.
Beyond the sight of the daring beauty of the fantasy of some architectures, which, by themselves, powerfully call the attention, awakening in the spirit of the tourist the irrepressible desire to immortalize themselves with them, coexist, in the shadow of some ancestral traditions, a multitude of stories and legends, which, far from being, as one might think at first, simple grandmother's tales, constitute the raw material of what, for some years now, can be considered as what many call the other Madrid: the Magical Madrid.
Como pensaba aquel gran escritor y rector de la Universidad de Salamanca, Miguel de Unamuno, en relación a lo fácil que le resultaba ‘leer’ una catedral como la Pulchra Leonina de León, también, de alguna manera, a los que hemos nacido en una ciudad como Madrid, nos resulta relativamente fácil leer, siquiera sea entre líneas, parte de esa historicidad que hace de sus barrios y de sus edificios más singulares, una acogedora invitación a penetrar en ese otro universo paralelo de lo fantástico, que es siempre la especulación.
Fuera de la vista de la atrevida belleza de fantasía de unas arquitecturas, que, por sí mismas llaman poderosamente la atención, despertando en el ánimo del turista el irreprimible deseo de inmortalizarse con ellas, conviven, a la sombra de unas ancestrales tradiciones, multitud de historias y leyendas, que, lejos de ser, como podría pensarse en un principio, simples cuentos de la abuela, constituyen la materia prima de lo que, de unos años a esta parte, bien puede considerarse como lo que muchos denominan como el otro Madrid: el Madrid Mágico.
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Madrid is indeed a magical city as made manifest in the hypnotic architecture you've shared. The history of Madrid is one of the most interesting of all ancient European cities. Thanks for presenting this great city to us.
Madrid is a very attractive city with a lot of history. A multicultural history, included in architectures that in themselves represent different periods and styles and that are a fundamental part of its essence. Thank you for appreciating it.
Thank-you very much