On our día final in Madrid, we visited the Atocha train station, which is much different than the many train stations I have been in through this trip. Most importantly, the station houses a memorial commemorating the 191 people who died in the March 11, 2004 train bombings in Madrid and the fallen officer who died when attempting to capture the leader of the heartbreaking terrorists attacks. It is presumed that Al Qaeda led the train bombings and that the attack had a direct relation to the Spanish General Election that took place several days after the attack. The memorial is a glass cylinder tower that is faced with words of grief and sympathy sent in from all over the world in the days following the attack. I loved how the memorial can be seen from inside and outside of the train station and that the cylinder shape funnels light down into the station but also bursts it upwards toward heaven.
Up close view of the memorial from Google
View of the memorial from inside from Flickr
Outside view of the memorial from Google
Another special part of the Atocha station is the rainforest that sits right in the middle of the building. It was a nice place to sit and reflect after visiting the memorial. I also made some new friends there!
NEW FRIENDS!
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