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It was the Palace of the Real Audiencia of Santo Domingo, called then Edificio de las Casas Reales, and it is the first (oldest) headquarters of Spanish power in the New World. [ 2 ] The building dates back to the sixteenth century, and was built to house the administrative offices of the Spanish colonies in the Americas , at the time any ...
Lateral facade of the palace, both with the Patio de los Austrias. The Royal Palace of El Pardo (Spanish: Palacio Real de El Pardo, pronounced [paˈlaθjo reˈal de el ˈpaɾðo]) is one of the official residences of the Spanish royal family and one of the oldest, being used by the Spanish monarchs since Henry III of Castile in the 15th century.
The Royal Collections Gallery (Spanish: Galería de las Colecciones Reales), originally named the Royal Collections Museum, [2] [3] is an art museum in Madrid.Run by the Spanish state agency Patrimonio Nacional, it is located in a new building above the gardens of the Campo del Moro park and next to the Almudena Cathedral and the Royal Palace.
Atarazanas Reales Museum, Colonial City of Santo Domingo The Atarazans Gate viewed in from of the arcade of the Atarazanas Reales The Reales Atarazanas (Royal Shipyards) is a waterside building that housed the shipyards, warehouses, customs house and tax offices of the old port of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The Fortaleza is located at the end of Las Damas Street. Its name is due to its location near the Ozama River. The statue in front of the building depicts Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés, governor of the fortress from 1533 to 1557, and author of Historia General y Natural de las Indias.
During the 17th century, King Philip IV of Spain ordered a country palace or hunting lodge to be built at La Zarzuela near Madrid. [2] The name "Zarzuela" is thought to be derived from the word zarzas meaning brambles, due to its function as a hunting lodge, meaning that it is situated amongst the brambles of the king's hunting grounds. [3]
The Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso (Spanish: Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso), known as La Granja, is an early 18th-century palace in the small town of San Ildefonso, located in the hills near Segovia and 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Madrid, within the Province of Segovia in central Spain.
The Royal Palace of Pedralbes (Spanish: Palacio Real de Pedralbes; Catalan: Palau Reial de Pedralbes) is a building placed in the middle of an ample garden in the district of Les Corts, in Barcelona. From 1919 until 1931 and since 1975 it has been the official residence for the Spanish royal family when they visit the city, although they ...