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Royal Palace of El Pardo
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- Century: XVI
- Address: Manuel Alonso Street, 28048 El Pardo 28048 (Madrid)
- Phone: 913761500
- Website: www.patrimonionacional.es/
- Timetable: In winter from Mondays to Fridays: 10:00 a.m. – 04:45 p.m. On Sundays and holidays from 10:00 a.m. to 01:30 p.m. In summer from Mondays to Fridays: 10:30 a.m. - 05:45 p.m. On Sundays and holidays from 09:30 a.m. to 01:30 p.m.
- Description: Located in Monte del Pardo (Pardo Mount), one of the most extensive woodlands in Madrid, this Royal Palace has been monarchs’ residence and besides it was the official dictator Francisco Franco’s residence. In the mid 15th century King Henry IV of Spain ordered a small castle to be built where the king and queen and their courtiers could rest when they went hunting. Charles V demolished the hunting pavilion and built a palace which was subsequently destroyed by fire, and rebuilt by Philip V. We can see its medieval heritage at the corner towers and in the moat that surrounds the palace. The building has rectangular plan and has two courtyards, the interior is richly decorated with some of the works made at the Royal Tapestry Manufacture of Madrid (Real Fábrica de Tapices). It houses also interesting works of art like the ‘Portrait of Isabel la Católica’ by Juan de Flandes and the ‘Portrait of Don Juan José de Austria on his horse’, by Ribera, Nowadays, the Palace houses official receptions and ceremonies and it is used also as the residence of foreign Monarchs and Governors, when they carry out official visits to our country. You cannot miss the Palace Gardens, the Prince’s Little House (La Casita del Príncipe) and La Quinta del Duque del Arco.
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