Inside The Royal Palace Of Madrid

The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of the royal family of Spain in Madrid city. It is the largest Palace in Western Europe and one the largest in the world. You can witness centuries of Spanish history and culture inside the Royal Palace of Madrid. The Palace has been home to Kings of Spain from Charles III to Alfonso XIII. It's one of the few places that are open to the public to visit. Around 2 million people visit annually to witness the historical rooms, art and treasure inside the Royal Palace of Madrid.

The Palace is built in the form of a square that looks out over a large courtyard with a parade ground and galleries, and it is said to be inspired by the sketches Bernini made for the construction of the Louvre in Paris. You'll even get a glimpse of royal life via the stately dining room, the royal chapel, and the crown jewel of the Palace, the throne room. Home to weapons and armour used by Spanish royalty since the 13th century, it's one of the world's most impressive collections of its kind. The attractions in Royal Palace of Madrid comprise over 3000 rooms. The attraction includes The Throne room, The Royal Armoury, the Painting Gallery, Main Staircase, designed by Sabatini, Hall of Columns, Gasparini's Hall, Royal Kitchen, Gala Dining Room, Royal Chapel, and the Hall Of Halberdiers, turned into the Guards Room by Charles III.

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The Throne Room

Also known as Besamanos del Cuarto del Rey or Embajadores, the throne room inside the Royal Palace of Madrid was carried out in the reign of Carlos III since it was finished in 1772. The King's trusted man, Count Gazzola, directed the decoration of this room. Count Gazzola designated the furniture designs to the Piacentini architect Giovanni Battista Natali and designed the decoration in Neapolitan aesthetic formulas for Carlos III. The main attraction room, The throne, is visible in the middle of the room.


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Royal Armory

If we talk about the collection of weapons, the Royal Armory shows the glory of Spanish History. Philip II laid down the Foundation for its creation followed by his son and his future successor. The entire collection of the 16th Century in the Royal Armory indicates the supremacy of the Spanish Crown in Europe. Due to Development of weapons systems in the 17th century armour began to lose its importance but the arrival of the house of bourbon collection improves with personal weapons, military trophies and diplomatic gifts.


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Hall Of Columns Inside The Royal Palace Of Madrid
Hall Of Columns

The Hall of Columns is one of the grandest rooms in the Royal Palace of Madrid was originally used as a ballroom and banquet hall. Depending upon the importance of function the hall of columns is used to host public events and other civil ceremonies.In the current position, this hall is also used for public events and official ceremonies, such as the signing of a Treaty, one of the NATO summits for Accession of Spain to the European Communities. It was also used for concerts with the famous palatine Stradivari.


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Main Staircase Inside The Royal Palace Of Madrid
Main Staircase

Main Staircase, or the Grand Staircase, was built by Sabatini in 1789 after Charles IV ordered a shift of the side from its initial place built in 1760. It is formed of a single piece of San Agustin marble. The Main Staircase inside the royal Palace of Madrid is graced by the statue of two lions, one designed by Felipe de Castro and another by Robert Michel. One of the attractions of the Royal Palace of Madrid is the Frescoes of the ceiling by Corrado Giaquinto, which depicts Religion Protected by Spain.


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Gasparini's Hall Inside The Royal Palace Of Madrid
Gasparini's Hall

The hall was the room where the King used to get dressed and only receive a reserved audience. King Carlos III wanted to decorate it exquisitely, commissioning each and every element of design from Mattia Gasparini, his Chamber Painter, who was brought with him from Naples. The artist's name denominates the name of this chamber since everything was designed and directed by him until his death.


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Royal Kitchen

The kitchen occupies a significant portion of the first basement floor of the building. The kitchen inside the Royal Palace of Madrid has moulds, saucepans, bowls, knives, forks and wooden spoons, weights and scales, mortars of different sizes, and other utensils of daily use preserved that were used over centuries.


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Gala Dining Room

The gala dining room inside the Royal Palace of Madrid is a great hall for gala meals, balls for big events, and state dinners today. The length is surprising since it is the result of the union of the three central ones of the Poniente façade. Decoration of the walls was chosen based on the taste of historicists of that time, as tapestries from the Royal collection cover the free spaces. Goya's work in the hall gives extraordinary importance to the room.


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Royal Chapel Inside The Royal Palace Of Madrid
Royal Chapel

After years of working, proposing various designs, In 1748 Sacchetti developed a project to build the Royal Chapel. It is a great attraction in the royal palace of Madrid, it was the fifth, and final, chapel built in the palace. The music of the chapel, which attracts many visitors as it is renowned throughout Europe, rang out with choral music everyday throughout the service, whereas the Royal Chapel had a large and chosen group of instrumentalists and voices.


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Hall Of Halberdiers Inside The Royal Palace Of Madrid
Hall Of Halberdiers

The Hall of Halberdiers was conceived as a hall for the celebration of dance and parties by Sacchetti, but Carlon III used the room for the guard. This is the Palace's most lavish room, thanks to the eighteenth-century tapestries on the walls and the splendid ceiling fresco by Giambattista Tiepolo illustrating the classic scene of Apotheosis of Aeneas; this painting is a luminous rococo triumph.


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  • Wander through the palace's painting galleries, adorned with masterpieces by renowned artists like Caravaggio, Velázquez, Goya, and Sorolla

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  • All foreign nationals must share their passport and visa details at the time of arrival.
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    The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of the Spanish royal family. Although the King and Queen of Spain do not reside there currently, it has become one of the most important Baroque palaces because of its historical significance, neoclassical elements and great artwork.

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