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The Royal Palace of Madrid (Spanish: Palacio Real de Madrid) is the official residence of the Spanish royal family at the city of Madrid, although now used only for state ceremonies. The palace has 135,000 m 2 (1,450,000 sq ft) of floor space and contains 3,418 rooms. [1] [2] It is the largest royal palace in Europe. [3]
The Royal Sites (Spanish: Reales Sitios) are a set of palaces, monasteries, and convents built for and under the patronage of the Spanish monarchy. They are administered by Patrimonio Nacional (National Heritage) , a Spanish state agency; most are open to the public, at least in part, except when they are needed for state or official events.
The royal family lives at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, although their official residence is the Royal Palace of Madrid. The membership of the royal family is defined by royal decree and consists of: the King of Spain, the monarch's spouse, the monarch's parents, his children, and the heir to the Spanish throne. [1]
Biblioteca Nacional de España (c. 1735) Section of the project for the Royal Palace of Madrid by Filippo Juvarra. Archivo General de Palacio, Madrid (c. 1735) Filippo Juvarra, a well-known Italian architect who had spent most of his career in Turin, was chosen to design a new Royal Palace. Shortly after the fire, in April 1734, Juvarra moved ...
The Spanish Crown [ edit ] The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residency of the Kings of Spain Zarzuela Palace is the private residency of the Kings of Spain and the Princes of Asturias Marivent Palace is the usual summer private residency of the Kings of Spain Palacio de El Pardo is the official logement of the heads of State and ...
Palace of Albéniz; Palace of Charles V; Palace of Marivent; Palace of the Kings of Navarre of Olite; Palace of the Kings of Navarre, Estella; Palace of the Viceroy (Barcelona) Royal Palace of Tordesillas; Palace of Valsain; Palace of Zarzuela; Palacio de la Magdalena; Palacio de la Ribera; Palacio de Pimentel; Palau del Parlament de Catalunya ...
Royal Palace of La Almudaina; S. Spanish royal sites This page was last edited on 25 April 2024, at 21:09 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
On 1 October 1936, General Francisco Franco was proclaimed "Leader of Spain" (Spanish: Caudillo de España) in the parts of Spain controlled by the Nationalists (nacionales) after the Spanish Civil War broke out. At the end of the war, on 1 April 1939, Franco took control of the whole of Spain, ending the Second Republic.