Royal Palace of Madrid

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The Royal Palace of Madrid is the grand official residence of the Spanish royal family and one of Europe’s largest and most opulent palaces, used today mainly for state ceremonies.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Royal Alcázar of Madrid 7
Palacio Real de Madrid 2
Alcázar of Madrid 1

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building
palace
royal palace
tourist attraction
architect Filippo Juvarra
Francesco Sabatini
Giovanni Battista Sacchetti
Ventura Rodríguez
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture
Classicism
commissionedBy Philip V of Spain
completionDate 1755
constructionStartDate 1738
coordinateLocation 40.4179°N 3.7143°W
country Spain
currentTenant Spanish monarchy
surface form: Spanish royal family (for state occasions)
floorArea approximately 135000 square metres
hasFormerFunction official residence of the Spanish royal family
hasPart Campo del Moro Gardens
Hall of Mirrors
Royal Armoury of Madrid
Royal Palace of Madrid self-linksurface differs
surface form: Royal Chapel

Royal Pharmacy
Sabatinis Gardens
Throne Room
heritageDesignation Bien de Interés Cultural
Monumento Histórico-Artístico
inception 18th century
locatedIn Community of Madrid
Madrid
Plaza de Oriente
materialUsed granite
limestone
marble
nativeLabel Royal Palace of Madrid self-linksurface differs
surface form: Palacio Real de Madrid
nearby Almudena Cathedral
Teatro Real
numberOfRooms over 3000
numberOfStoreys 3
officialName Royal Palace of Madrid self-linksurface differs
surface form: Palacio Real de Madrid
opened 1764
operator Patrimonio Nacional
ownedBy Spain
surface form: Spanish state
partOf Spanish Crown Patrimony
publicAccess yes, with guided and self-guided tours
replaces Royal Palace of Madrid self-linksurface differs
surface form: Royal Alcázar of Madrid
significantCollection Frescoes
Paintings by Spanish and European masters
Royal Armoury of Madrid
surface form: Royal Armoury of Spain

Tapestries
significantEvent built after the burning of the Alcázar of Madrid in 1734
usedFor concerts
official receptions
state banquets
state ceremonies
state funerals
tourist visits
visitorStatistics over one million visitors per year

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Napoleon Crossing the Alps commissionedFor Royal Palace of Madrid
Community of Madrid contains Royal Palace of Madrid
Elisabeth of France deathPlace Royal Palace of Madrid
this entity surface form: Royal Alcázar of Madrid
Puerta del Sol hasNearbyAttraction Royal Palace of Madrid
Royal Palace of Madrid hasPart Royal Palace of Madrid self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Royal Chapel
Temple of Debod hasViewOf Royal Palace of Madrid
Madrid hosts Royal Palace of Madrid
Casa de Campo locatedNear Royal Palace of Madrid
Council of the Indies location Royal Palace of Madrid
this entity surface form: Alcázar of Madrid
Council of the Indies location Royal Palace of Madrid
Royal Palace of Madrid nativeLabel Royal Palace of Madrid self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Palacio Real de Madrid
Manzanares River near Royal Palace of Madrid
Temple of Debod near Royal Palace of Madrid
Zarzuela Palace (former official residence) near Royal Palace of Madrid
subject surface form: Zarzuela Palace
Royal Palace of Madrid officialName Royal Palace of Madrid self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Palacio Real de Madrid
Isabella II of Spain placeOfBirth Royal Palace of Madrid
Margaret Theresa of Spain placeOfBirth Royal Palace of Madrid
this entity surface form: Royal Alcázar of Madrid
Royal Palace of Madrid replaces Royal Palace of Madrid self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Royal Alcázar of Madrid
Alfonso XIII of Spain residence Royal Palace of Madrid
Charles III of Spain residence Royal Palace of Madrid
Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain residence Royal Palace of Madrid
Isabella II of Spain residence Royal Palace of Madrid
King of Spain residence Royal Palace of Madrid
Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria residence Royal Palace of Madrid
Maria Anna of Neuburg residence Royal Palace of Madrid
this entity surface form: Royal Alcázar of Madrid
Maria Luisa of Parma residence Royal Palace of Madrid
Maria Luisa of Savoy residence Royal Palace of Madrid
this entity surface form: Royal Alcázar of Madrid
Philip III of Spain residence Royal Palace of Madrid
this entity surface form: Royal Alcázar of Madrid
Philip V of Spain residence Royal Palace of Madrid
Philip residence Royal Palace of Madrid
subject surface form: Philip V of Spain
this entity surface form: Royal Alcázar of Madrid
Spanish monarchy residence Royal Palace of Madrid