Since its transformation in the 18th century following the dictates of King Charles III, the Landscape of Light has been the mainstay of Spanish science: the Natural History Cabinet, today the Prado Museum, the Royal Astronomical Observatory, and the Royal Botanical Gardens. This space was consolidated at the end of the 19th century during the so-called Silver Age of Spanish culture with the establishment of the School of Medicine, the Naval Museum, and the Cabinet of Santiago Ramón y Cajal.
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The Royal Observatory of Madrid symbolises the quality of the scientific venues grouped in the Landscape of Light.
Top: main façade of the Real Observatorio de Madrid. Left column: capital of the Real Observatorio de Madrid, Haenke’s Colour Chart in the Real Jardín Botánico and giant telescope, Real Observatorio de Madrid. Right column: close-up of the sculpture: “Architecture” outside the Museo Nacional del Prado. Navigation instrument, Museo Naval and, below, close-up of sketch by Mutis, Real Jardín Botánico.
Top: main façade of the Real Observatorio de Madrid. Left column: capital of the Real Observatorio de Madrid, Haenke’s Colour Chart in the Real Jardín Botánico and giant telescope, Real Observatorio de Madrid. Right column: close-up of the sculpture: “Architecture” outside the Museo Nacional del Prado. Navigation instrument, Museo Naval and, below, close-up of sketch by Mutis, Real Jardín Botánico.
