Botanical Gardens at Madrid Train Station

Atocha Railway Station in Madrid breaks down all stereotypes about train stations that are primarily associated with stuffy waiting rooms and unsightly situation. This place is more like a botanical garden, because here on an area of ​​4 thousand square meters. m located a real tropical park with a lot of amazing plants

The train station was built in 1851, and its name was given in honor of the gates of the Madrid defensive wall where the site was erected . The station building was badly damaged by the fire in 1892 , but after that it was renovated several times and rebuilt . Today there are many cafes, shops and nightclubs, as well as a unique botanical garden . Atocha can find about 7000 plants and two lakes in which it lives in general 22 species of turtles and fishes . In the summer months, the sunlit Madrid station reminds the African jungle, delighting travelers with its extraordinary beauty .

September 10, 2012
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