Santa Maria La Real De La Almudena

And so we come to the other extraordinary expenses of human civilisation, places of worship. But here my opinion differs. Whereas palaces want to show of oneself, churches at least aim to show off another, to express humility, even if sometimes corruption or the bishop's desire to be entombed is a major contribution. Personally I just love the architecture of churches and cathedrals. Well most anyway. And look at this. It faces the palace directly about 100 metres away. That's quite a face off.