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.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Alcázar of Madrid | 7 |
| Palacio Real de Madrid | 2 |
| Alcázar of Madrid | 1 |
| Royal Chapel | 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Royal Alcázar of Madrid
this entity surface form:
Royal Chapel
this entity surface form:
Alcázar of Madrid
this entity surface form:
Palacio Real de Madrid
subject surface form:
Zarzuela Palace
this entity surface form:
Palacio Real de Madrid
this entity surface form:
Royal Alcázar of Madrid
this entity surface form:
Royal Alcázar of Madrid
this entity surface form:
Royal Alcázar of Madrid
this entity surface form:
Royal Alcázar of Madrid
this entity surface form:
Royal Alcázar of Madrid
subject surface form:
Philip V of Spain
this entity surface form:
Royal Alcázar of Madrid