Royal Palace of Aranjuez | |
Palacio Real de Aranjuez (Spanish) | |
There was a palace's military order, after the royal palace | |
Country | Spain |
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Autonomous community | Community of Madrid |
Comarca | Las Vegas |
Municipality | Aranjuez |
Architects | Juan Bautista de Toledo, Juan de Herrera, Francesco Sabatini, Giuseppe Gricci, Rafael Contreras Muñoz. |
Style | Renaissance, French Empire style, Rococo, neo-Nasrid, Queen Isabel II style. |
Established | Exclusive property for the monarch: 1523 |
- Initiated | 16th century |
- Completion | 18th century |
For public | Public |
Visitation | Open (are not allowed photos of its interior) |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
Name | Aranjuez Cultural Landscape |
Year | 2001 (#25) |
Number | 1044 |
Region | Europe and North America |
Criteria | ii, iv |
Heritage designation | Spanish Property of Cultural Interest |
Registration name | Palacio Real de Aranjuez |
Reference no. | RI-51-0001063 |
Designated | 1931 |
The Royal Palace of Aranjuez (Spanish: Palacio Real de Aranjuez) is a residence of the King of Spain, located in the town of Aranjuez, in the Community of Madrid, Spain. The palace is open to the public as one of the Spanish royal sites.
In this palace were signed several historical western ; and many personalities died here, in 1568 died Elizabeth of Valois the Philip II's most beloved wife, in 1758 died Barbara of Portugal the Ferdinand VI's barren wife, in 1766 died Elisabeth Farnese being widow of Philip V. Also died here the Ferdinand VII the Felon's first wife Maria Antonia of Naples (1806), the second wife Maria Isabel of Portugal (1818) and third wife Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony (1828).
In 1931, during the Second Spanish Republic declared the Royal Site a Artistic Historical Monument and opened to the public. This building is part of the Aranjuez Cultural Landscape declared in 2001 a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO
Most days, Patrimonio Nacional does not allow photos of its interior.