Palace · Madrid

Palacio Real

Today: Palacio Real de Madrid, Madrid

Place: Madrid
Kind: Palace
Built: 1738 to 1764
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Open to visit

The palace Felipe V had built on the site of the Real Alcázar, almost entirely destroyed by fire in 1734. Work began in 1738 on Filippo Juvara's designs as adapted by Giovanni Battista Sacchetti, and Sabatini finished it; Carlos III was the first king to live in it. It is the king's official residence, though the royal family does not live there, and its state rooms can be visited when no official event is on, with Ventura Rodríguez's royal chapel.

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