Palacio Real de Aranjuez

Today: Palacio Real de Aranjuez, Aranjuez

Place: Aranjuez
Kind: Palace
Built: 1565 to 1778
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Open to visit

The palace Felipe II commissioned from Juan Bautista de Toledo and Juan de Herrera, built from 1565 to 1586 and then left unfinished through the 17th century. Felipe V resumed work from 1715 to 1733, Fernando VI completed the central front in 1750 and 1751, and Sabatini added the two wings enclosing the forecourt between 1771 and 1778. Open to the public since 1931, its royal rooms and its gardens by the Tagus can be visited.

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