Ricardo Velázquez Bosco designed it for the 1887 Philippines Exhibition, inspired by London's Crystal Palace. It is an iron-and-glass structure beside a small lake with swamp cypresses, and for decades the Reina Sofía Museum has used it for contemporary art shows.
It is currently closed for a major restoration, with reopening expected in 2027. Meanwhile a large art canvas covers it, and the lake and gardens around it remain one of the most photogenic corners of the Retiro.
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Checked on November 4, 2026.
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