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Royal palace in Spain



Royal palace in Spain



Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of the Spanish royal family in the city of Madrid, but it is only used for state ceremonies.

King Juan Carlos and the royal family do not reside in the palace, and instead use last palace more modest Palacio de la Zarzuela on the outskirts of Madrid.

Palace is owned by the Spanish State and administered by the National Heritage, a public agency of the Ministry of the Presidency.

Palace is located on the Calle de Pailin (Pailin Street), in the western part of downtown Madrid, east of the Manzanares River, and is available from the Opera metro station.

The palace contains several rooms of the palace are open to the public on a regular basis, except during state functions.

Behalf of minors in English, and sometimes incorrectly called "Palacio de Oriente" by mixing it with the "Plaza de Oriente", the arena in which lies on the east side (east) of the palace.

Palace is located on the site of the 9th century castle, also called the Majri, and was built as a by Muhammad I of Córdoba and inherited after 1036 by the independent Maghreb Taifa of Toledo.

After the fall of Madrid to Alfonso VI, king of Castile in 1083 by the kings of Castile. In 1329, King Alfonso King of Castile ten atheist converts courts of Madrid for the first time.

Philip II moved his court to Madrid in 1561.

Alcazar was built on the former site in the sixteenth century, when it was burned in December 24, 1734, King Philip V ordered new Palace re-built on the same site.

Charles finished the first third of the new palace in 1764.

He was the last monarch who lived continuously in the palace of Alfonso XIII, although Manuel Azzano, President of the Second Republic, also uninhabited, making his last head of state to do so.

During the period of the palace, which was known as the "National Palace" and there is room next to the Chapel Royal, is also known as the Quebec "Azzano office."

Contains about 135,000 square meters palace (1,450,000 square feet) of space and 3,418 rooms.

It is the largest palace in Europe in terms of floor area.

Taatmenz inside the palace for the richness of art and the use of all kinds of fine materials in the construction and decoration of the room.

These include paintings by artists such as Caravaggio, Velázquez and Francisco de Goya and frescoes by Corrado, Juan de Flands, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and Anton Raphael accomplishment.

There are other great historical and artistic importance in the maintenance of the building including the Imperial War Museum, porcelain, watches, furniture, silverware and groups.

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  1. Absolutely right! Royal Palace is the residence of the Spanish royal family. It is located in the city of Madrid. Last two months I have visited in this city before washington dc bus tours hop on hop off with my friends. This palace is used for State Ceremonies. You have shared useful information for all visitors. It is best those who want to go there and get enough information about it. This Palace was opens 10:00am to 6:00pm every day.

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