Royal Palace of Madrid, Spain

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:palace
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Filippo_Juvarra
gptkb:Francesco_Sabatini
gptkb:Giovanni_Battista_Sacchetti
gptkb:Ventura_Rodríguez
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Baroque
Classicism
gptkbp:area 135,000 square meters
gptkbp:completedIn 1755
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1738
gptkbp:country gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:museum
state ceremonies
official residence of the Spanish royal family
gptkbp:destroyed_predecessor fire in 1734
gptkbp:hasGarden gptkb:Sabatini_Gardens
Campo del Moro
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal Palace of Madrid, Spain
gptkbp:location gptkb:Madrid
gptkbp:main_façade_faces Plaza de la Armería
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Patrimonio_Nacional
gptkbp:nearbyLandmark gptkb:Almudena_Cathedral
gptkbp:notable_room gptkb:Royal_Chapel
gptkb:Gasparini_Room
gptkb:Porcelain_Room
gptkb:Royal_Kitchen
gptkb:Royal_Pharmacy
gptkb:Hall_of_Columns
Throne Room
gptkbp:notableCollection gptkb:Stradivarius_instruments
gptkb:Royal_Armoury
paintings by Caravaggio, Velázquez, Goya
gptkbp:notableFeature largest functioning royal palace in Europe by floor area
gptkbp:notablePlace paintings by Caravaggio
frescoes by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
frescoes by Anton Raphael Mengs
frescoes by Corrado Giaquinto
paintings by Diego Velázquez
paintings by Francisco de Goya
gptkbp:numberOfRooms over 3,400
gptkbp:opened 1764
gptkbp:openToPublic open to the public
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Spanish_State
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Alcázar_of_Madrid
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list yes
gptkbp:usedFor state banquets
official receptions
royal audiences
signing of treaties
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mercedes,_Queen_of_Spain
gptkb:María_de_las_Mercedes_of_Orléans
gptkb:Maria_de_las_Mercedes_of_Orléans
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6