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Royal Palace of Madrid

A Journey Through Western Europe's Largest Royal Residence

Royal Palace of Madrid

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Welcome to the Royal Palace of Madrid

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Welcome to the heart of Spanish history. You are standing in the Plaza de la Armería, positioned between the grand Royal Palace of Madrid and the Almudena Cathedral. Take a moment to look around. The sheer scale of this building is staggering.^[3] With one hundred and thirty-five thousand square meters of floor space and three thousand four hundred and eighteen rooms, this is officially the largest royal palace in Western Europe, almost double the size of Buckingham Palace or Versailles. While it remains the official residence of the Spanish royal family, the current King, Felipe the Sixth, and Queen Letizia actually live in the more modest Zarzuela Palace on the outskirts of the city, using this monumental space only for state ceremonies and official receptions. As you begin your journey, imagine this site not as a stone palace, but as the nine-hundred-year-old fortress that once stood here, protecting what was then a small frontier town.

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This guide explains Welcome to the Royal Palace of Madrid, Born from the Ashes: A Baroque Vision and The Grand Staircase and the Throne Room at Royal Palace of Madrid, with practical context for what to notice while you are there.

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01Welcome to the Royal Palace of MadridA focused section on "Welcome to the Royal Palace of Madrid", connecting this part of the visit with the wider story of Royal Palace of Madrid.
02Born from the Ashes: A Baroque VisionA focused section on "Born from the Ashes: A Baroque Vision", connecting this part of the visit with the wider story of Royal Palace of Madrid.
03The Grand Staircase and the Throne RoomA focused section on "The Grand Staircase and the Throne Room", connecting this part of the visit with the wider story of Royal Palace of Madrid.
04Steel and Silk: The Armory and Gasparini RoomA focused section on "Steel and Silk: The Armory and Gasparini Room", connecting this part of the visit with the wider story of Royal Palace of Madrid.
05A Palace Still BreathingA focused section on "A Palace Still Breathing", connecting this part of the visit with the wider story of Royal Palace of Madrid.

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