Palacio Real

Nice image of the Royal Palace. Picture Guiarte.

The construction was begun by Filippo Juvara, italian architect, during the kingdom of Philip V, continued by Sachetti and basically concluded by Sabatini, arquitect for King Charles III, though the arcade of the Plaza de la Armería was constructed during the years of Elisabeth II.

There are marvellous rooms, among which outstand the Salón de Alabarderos, featuring a bolt painted by Tiépolo, the Throne room, the Gasparini room, the Porcelain room and the dining room. There are magnificent paintings, by Goya or Velázquez, and important pieces of tapestry, bronze and crystal. Used by the Bourbons until the abdication of King Alfonso XIII, nowadays it's only used for official acts.

The Nuestra Señora de la Almudena cathedral is beside the palace, begun during the 19th-century and concluded on the late 20th-century. It has a neorromanesque script with an image of the virgin dated on the 16th-century. The cathedral, of little interest, is neogothic.    

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