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Royal Palace of Madrid: Western facade, showing the promontory

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posted on 2017-07-05, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
The first royal palace in Madrid was known as the Alc\u00E1zar. It was initially a fortress built ca. 875 by Muhammed I on a promontory that was soon incorporated into the northwest corner of the city walls. A fire in 1734 destroyed the former palace. The new Palacio Real was built from 1738 to designs by Giovanni Battista Sacchetti, although Filippo Juvarra had produced a more extravagant design (Madrid, Bib. N.), rejected by Philip V as too expensive. The new palace, built on a square ground-plan from Colmenar stone on a granite base, displays Italian and French Neo-classical influences. Sabatini worked on the palace from 1760 to 1778. It is the official residence of the King of Spain in the city of Madrid, but it is now only used for state ceremonies. The last monarch who lived continuously in the palace was Alfonso XIII. The palace also houses the Armer\u00EDa Real (the Royal Armory).

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Palacio Real de Madrid

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-07-05

Spatial Coverage

Madrid, Madrid, Spain|+40.418056-3.713889|Madrid

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

['Neoclassical', 'Eighteenth century', 'Baroque']

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