Description of the attraction
Campo del Moro Park, or as it is also called the Campo del Moro Moorish Garden, occupies a large area from the western facade of the Royal Palace up to Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto Avenue. On the north side, the park adjoins the hill of San Vicente, and on the south side it abuts against the Atenas Park.
The name Campo del Moro translated from Spanish means "field of the Moor". The park owes this name to the fact that at the beginning of the 12th century, the troops of the Mauritanian army under the command of Ali Ben Yusuf stood in its place. After the conquest of Madrid by Christians, the building of the Royal Palace was built here. In 1844, the architect Narsiso Pascual y Colomer designed a magnificent park adjacent to the palace. The construction of the park was carried out under the leadership of Ramon Oliva, who made certain changes to the originally conceived layout.
Campo del Moro is rectangular in shape and surrounded by a wall of white stone and brick. The entrance to the park is through a wrought iron gate. One of the picturesque central alleys of the park, framed by rows of trees, passes through the magnificent Triton fountain, created from marble in Italy in the 17th or even at the end of the 16th century. The park is home to many birds - pheasants, peacocks, pigeons.
Today, in the Campo del Moro park, whose territory reaches 20 hectares, more than 70 species of trees grow, some of which are more than 150 years old.
On the territory of the park, there is an amazing Museum of Carriages, which displays carriages of various types, at different times belonging to members of the royal family.
In 1931, the park was given the status of a Cultural Heritage Site.
