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Write something on the Palacio Real de Madrid, trying to convey to the reader of four images of their magnitude and beauty, is almost impossible, but helped one of my books is a gem: "Spain" the artistic wealth of the National Palace, in 1935, I'll try.

I always said that seeing a Bourbon palace, seen them all, and in fact this past summer I was at Versailles, I confirmed it, in this view. I also wrote that he had nothing to envy from our Palacio Real de Madrid, as it is.

At the end of the western part of the city, on the same site now occupied by the Palace, was from the ninth to fourteenth centuries a fortress, used as a fortress by the Moors and surveillance of the roads leading to Toledo.

mid fourteenth century, King Pedro I of Castile began rebuilding works of Henry II continued and extended by Henry IV, who ordered decorate to live in it for the long periods they spent in Madrid. Los Reyes Catolicos
lived here for a year.

In 1537 Charles I ordered his architects Vega Covarrubias and other reforms, which stripped the old Alcazar Forteza appearance and in 1561, the court set in Madrid by Philip II, there were other improvements that are being continued by his successors (Philip III, Charles II and Philip V), relying on the architects Juan de Herrera, Juan Gomez de Mora, Alfonso Carbonell, Juan Bautista Crescente and Marques de la Torre.

early eighteenth century, after successful transformation many times you want, completely soured the efforts and the large sums invested, because the much patched Alcazar was totally destroyed by a raging fire in the night of December 24, 1734.

The "official" version was that two drunken servants fed one of the chimneys (from someone who was not residing at the Palace) more than they should, and get out and fire, setting fire to furniture and carpets, but hated Felipe V this palace because it is so austere and so different from what he knew until then, it was Versailles. In fact, lived there and had moved into retirement, taking before, what a coincidence, many works of art that had in the Alcazar, with the excuse that they could suffer some damage during acondicionaminento works being made.

fire the night of the locals mistook the noise of the bell to matins, and when they realized what was happening went over there, but the guards, fearing looting, the doors did not open until it was too late.

Then, from the windows, threw tables, furniture, jewelry and art objects were saved. The gold was melted by the heat and long after, the ashes emerged a multitude of precious stones were carried in carts to the Retiro. It also managed to save the diamond called "The Pond" 100-carat pearl the famous "La Peregrina" and among other pictures, Las Meninas de Velázquez, who was in the room of the King. Or the diamond or jewelry, pearl and the English crown, but wore our Queens of individually and assembled in a rich jewel in his most famous portraits: Mary Tudor, Elizabeth of Valois, Margaret of Austria, Isabella of Bourbon etc.

Undoubtedly, the most benefited the fire was to Philip V, and no one said then quickly spread the fire. As often happens, we will never know the truth about what happened.

On January 7, 1737 began the demolition of the burned total Alcazar, and siting Felipe V ordered building the current Royal Palace, rightly regarded as a grand specimen of his style.

For various reasons it reduced the size of the grand project of the architect Juvara, claiming that the building came to the Plaza of Spain. When he died, he also replaced the Italian Juan Bautista Sachetti, considered the greatest architect of Europe. Approved

new traces, the April 6, 1738 was placed in the center of the facade of noon, forty feet deep, the foundation stone of the building, blessed by the Archbishop of Tyre Don Alvaro Mendoza.

as recorded in the minutes that are preserved in the general del palacio, el marqués de Villena, en nombre del rey colocó en ella una caja de plomo que contenía monedas de oro, plata y cobre, procedentes de las fábricas de Madrid, Segovia, Méjico y Perú y una inscripicón en piedra que dice así:

AEDES MAUROUM QUAS HENRICUS II COMPOSIUT

CAROLUS V AMPLIFICAVIT PHILIPPUS III ORNAVIT

IGNIS CONSUMPSIT OCTAVO KALENDAS JANUARI

ANNO MDCCXXXIV TANDEM PHILIPPUS V

SPECTANDAS RESTITUD AE TERMECTATT

ANNO MDCCXXXVIII

(Ya no me acuerdo nada del latín, pero más o menos viene a decir que en ese lugar moró Enrique II, que lo amplió Carlos V, que enriqueción what Felipe III, and the date on which caught fire, reign of Philip V. And finally, the year construction began on the new)

Palace The construction work began as Felipe V, ended the reign of Carlos III in 1764, and its cost amounted to the then fabulous sum was 75 million pesetas , excluding furniture and decoration.

Later, during several reigns, the extensions have been built close to the main square and there have been other works that have enhanced the beauty of the monument.

belongs to the neoclassical style and is square with ridges on its four corners and a large central courtyard. The characteristics of the construction are: the thickness of its walls, the strength of their Bobeda made of brick and stone, and the grandeur of the ensemble, embellished by their situation.

Due to its location, given the large gap in the north and west (you can see in the first picture), the foundation had to take very deep, with large sloping basamenteos that form its pedestal.

On the cornice, crowning the facade were the statues of the kings of Spain, which now adorn the Retiro and Plaza de Oriente. It appears that the weight was excessive, but it is said, Elizabeth Farnese, the mother of Carlos III dreamed he fell, and among all the expelled Spain. Then he asked his son to take them out of there. Legend or reality?

has two main gates: in the eastern facade, La Puerta del Príncipe, where left to go into exile Infante Francisco de Paula, and whose cries the anger of the locals who went to the Puerta del Sol, thus starting the war against the French.

The other door is that of the Armory, in turn with five entries, the main center, which gives a Royal Flush, and on which you can see the arms of the Bourbons, the clock and San Felipe. The clock moves through the constellations.

The Throne Room is just above this door. In

factory in this building was used granite and Colmenar white, and only wood for doors and windows, which are largely made of mahogany.

roofs are leaded to protect it from fire.

Palace rooms are divided into public and private. Saleta calls, Lobby and House, shaped the categories of those who had access to them. In La Salette were received (prior grant of hearing) all social limes.

In the Antechamber, real piece of etiquette, the chief steward was the sevice, had access only to titles of nobility, Deputies, Senators, Generals, who had Grand Cross Knights of the Orders, Grandee, Judges of the Superior Courts, Senior Officers and Heads of Carrera Alabarderos the Royal Escort. The Chamber

had access only the gentlemen, the ladies of the Queen, ambassadors, cardinals, Captain General, Ministers, Chairmen of the Board, General Commander of Alabarderos, Chief of the Fourth Military Aides del Rey.

In such a small space can not detail the extraordinary wealth that accumulates each of their classrooms.

The upholstered walls with delicious velvet, silk damask and Talavera and Valencia, monumental chandeliers and crystal silver and bronze and glass Farm and Retreat, the richness and variety of furniture, the wonderful collection of tapestries considered the most arrogant and elite, famous ceilings and paintings of famous painters work and Shrine (only a nail from the Cross, has 11,000 brilliant )

sculptures, jewelry, collection of Stadivarius, the Board of porcelain, clocks, the armory ....................... all is sumptuous and impressive .

The Royal Chapel, the painting by Raphael Mengs "Annunciation."

The Gala chair. Alfonso XII joined the three rooms belonging to Maria Amalia of Saxony to form dining room. The floor is parquet, Only at the palace. Fifteen crystal chandeliers and Chinese vases.

When we went to see him, ask how was the table, tablecloth, and to our amazement, we learned a few tables with some parachute to the axle stands, but better made. As the cloth is long, they are not, and expands or reduces the table as needed.

Gasparini The famous room, decorated by him, is a very harmonious room, with marble of different colors (valued in 1935 at 500,000 pesetas), walls and silk embroidered in silver, and technical ceilings Porcelain.

now used for tea.

The Hall of Columns. Here is the table where the treaty was signed by Spain to the EEC. Until

Alfonso XII, was the Hall of Gala, but as his wife Maria de las Mercedes was veiled in this room, the King would not come back to serve this purpose.

was also the place where was the corpse of Franco.

A series of bronze sculptures from the old fortress, which represent the planets and that was a gift to Philip IV.

also

also busts from the Alcazar, which belonged to the gardens of Philip II, and Roman emperors reperesentan.

are glass lamps Farm and carpets from the Royal Tapestry Factory.

The sculpture is seen in front of Charles I. A replica (Carlos I overcoming anger), is the entrance to the Museo del Prado, Goya door.

The Throne Room. On the stairs, there are four lions, a symbol of the English monarchy, gilt bronze, belonging to a table in the Alcázar, and distributed to both sides, ten bronze statues of natural size, and fourteen busts consoles from the ruins Herculaneum.

The vault was painted by Tiepolo to 70 years and is an allegory of Spain and its possessions. The walls are of red silk with a delicate silver top.

lamps are the oldest in the Palace. It was the Alcazar and Murano glass are.

Two Thrones and King when you change, you change the chair.

Kings never sit on the throne.

I hope you left with honey on the lips, and visit it this jewel we have in Madrid.

well worth.

was not my intention to address this post to recreate in a exhaustive in the halls or stairs, but rather I wanted to focus on the historical aspect of the building, auque is difficult not to mention some facts.

Palace is in Bailen street, facing the Catedral de la Almudena.