Back to the future/Royal Palace 1991/Washington Sept 2, 2010

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Back to the future, so to speak!

Interesting.....the Madrid terms of principles presently mentioned re: the upcomingSept 2, 2010 meeting in Washington refers back to the Madrid Conference of Oct 30-Nov 1,1991 which took place in the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain!..........have to wonder, why Spain, why the Palace!..Oslo was an off spring of the 1991 Madrid Conference.

http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Archive/Pe...F%20PARTICIPAN

Will things head back to Spain where it all began..I have to wonder!

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Re: Back to the future/Royal Palace 1991/Washington Sept 2, 2010

http://www.esmadrid.com/en/portal.do?TR=C&IDR=309

Another of the palace’s most outstanding rooms is the Salón de las Columnas (Column Room), where Spain signed the Treaty of Accession to the European Union. With a vaulted ceiling painted by Giaquinto, the walls are covered in 17th century tapestries and the room is decorated with Roman busts and statues from the Old Fortress. This was the room used for official ceremonies until Alfonso XII ordered remodelling work, during which three rooms belonging to the Queen’s Quarters were joined together and turned into what is now known as the Comedor de Gala (Banqueting Hall). Work was completed at the end of the 19th century, creating a room decorated with 16th century tapestries, Chinese porcelain vases from the 18th century and paintings by Mengs, González Velázquez and Francisco Bayeu.

From link above.....where the 1991 Madrid Conference was held