The Royal Palace – Madrid – 13th March 2026

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The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official royal palace of Spain and one of the most impressive historic buildings in Europe. Located in the heart of Madrid beside Plaza de Oriente and near the Almudena Cathedral, it serves primarily as a ceremonial and cultural site rather than a residence for the royal family.

The palace was built between 1738 and 1764 after a fire destroyed the earlier Alcázar fortress that had stood on the site. The new palace was commissioned by Philip V of Spain, the first Bourbon king of Spain, who wanted a grand stone palace that would reflect the power of the monarchy and prevent future fires. It was first occupied by Charles III of Spain, who made it the main royal residence.

With more than 3,400 rooms and covering about 135,000 square meters, it is the largest functioning royal palace in Western Europe. Inside, visitors can see lavish halls decorated with frescoes, tapestries, chandeliers, and works by famous artists such as Goya and Velázquez. Highlights include the Throne Room, the Royal Armoury, and the royal banquet halls.

Today, the Spanish monarch Felipe VI lives elsewhere, but the palace is used for official ceremonies, state receptions, and public visits. It remains a powerful symbol of Spain’s royal history and cultural heritage.

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  1. The Royal Palace of Madrid Is the largest Royal Palace in use in Europe with 3.418 rooms and 135.000 sq/ m build with 6 floors and 2 basements with 1 km of galleries to 20 mts under the floor with a " ocult gallery " order build for the brother of Napoleón and no oficcial and ilegal King of Spain Joseph Bonaparte today very good preserved and open in 2027 and the 2 largest of the world after modern 40 years old only Brunéi Sultán Palace ; the double of Versailles or Buckingham for exemples is a Baroque masterpiece order build for Felipe V of Spain after old Royal Alcazar burn in Christmas Eve of 1.734 ; Felipe V the first bourbon king dinasty in Spain grandson of Spanish Queen pf France María Teresa and Louis XIV ; Felipe V borm in Versailles and the burn and desparation of Royal Alcázar think build a impresive new Royal Palace in the same site for the construction need move a great quantity of terrain for expand the site for the size of new palace the masters Italian amd Spanish architectd Giovani Sachetti ; Filippo Juvarra and Ventura Rodriguez build in the vast part the new palace in the interior the splendor of Spain in imperial era the entre is for one of the most impresive Imperial staircases build for máster Sabatini in one piece in prestigious Rodrigo de Chabela in Madrid province marble one of the best of Europe with great steps of 5 mts long in the ceilling 33 mts above the enormous and bestiful frescoes of Italian máster Corrado Giaquinto obviously is open a Minimum part of palace with impresive rooms as Hall of Throne or Jewels Crown Room or Columns Saloon ; incredíbly masterpiece of Gasparini Hall or the Royal Dining room with impressive table of mahogany and marble a masterpiece of 19 century with 144 seats in standard position with posiblity expand the table to 60 mts long for more ocupants ; the Royal Chapelle is impressive in size and beauty etc..; have a largest decorated Stradivarius collection of the world or one of the best Royal Paintings collections with 3.600 paintings of masters as Velazquez ; Goya ; Caravaggio; Titian ; Rubens ; El Greco etc..; one of the best Royal watches cillection with 230 luxurious models since 16 century included watches of automaton ; thousands of luxurious and older tapestries ; countlesd valyosus art decoration objects as Bernini's sculptures etc.. or the best Royal Armory of the world ; one of the best preserved Baroque Royal Pharmacy or one of the best Royal Biblioteques with 300.000 volumes and numerous inconabulas the last gobernor of Spain in palace is the president of Spanish Republic named Hazaña in 30's of 20 century actual Royal Family living in the " much small" Royal Palace of La Zarzuela one of the consequencies is for the big size of Royal Palace acord chronicles the food It took min 15 min arrived from enormous and best preserved Royal Kitchen 24 h functioned in times of the Kings living in Palace with 2.000 sq/ m of size today the Palace is for protocolary acts only is one of the best preserved Royal Palaces of Europe in " original" contain the magnificence of the Royal Palace they have spoken personalities as Napoleón ; or presidenta of US Clinton or Biden for exemples

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