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• Casa de América (Linares Palace). Madrid.

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  … Paseo de Recoletos 2. 28001. Madrid. www.casamerica.es. Linares Palace is in a privileged location in Madrid. Its façades give onto the Plaza de Cibeles Square, Recoletos Avenue and Alcalá Street. Construction began on the building in 1873, by order of the Marquis of Linares. It is now home to the C…

• Bauer Palace. Madrid.

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  … Calle San Bernardo 44. 28015. Madrid. The building was owned by the banking family, Bauer. It became a Conservatoire and is now the site of Madrid's Escuela Superior de Canto.…

• Lujanes House and Tower. Madrid.

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  … Plaza de la Villa 2. 28005. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. In Plaza de la Villa you will find the Lujanes Tower House, a palace from the 15th Century built in Mudejar style using brick and masonry on the façade. It has an irregular floor plan and a large central patio. The main feature is the tower, whic…

• Liria Palace. Madrid.

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  … Calle Princesa 20. 28008. Madrid. Fax.: +34 915410377 | www.fundacioncasadealba.com/. Art on the walls. The Liria Palace is the main residence of the Duchess of Alba, and on its walls hang one of the most important private collections of Spanish art. Gilbert, Ventura Rodríguez and later, Sabatini al…

• Royal Palace. Madrid.

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  … Calle Bailén s/n. 28001. Madrid. Tel.: +34 914548800 | +34 914548803 | Fax.: +34 915426947 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. The home of kings. Madrid's Royal Palace was built in the 18th century by order of Philip V on the site of the old Alcázar fortress, a former Mo…

• La Zarzuela Palace. Madrid.

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  … Camino del Palacio de la Zarzuela, km 12. 28048. Madrid. http://www.turismomadrid.es/. This palace, situated on Monte de El Pardo hill, on the outskirts of Madrid, has been the official residence of the Spanish monarchs since 1975. In 1627 Philip IV commissioned the construction of this country pala…

• El Pardo Royal Palace. Madrid.

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  … Calle Manuel Alonso s/n. 28048. Madrid. Fax.: +34 913761287 | +34 913760452 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. An old royal residence. This Royal Palace in Madrid is on El Pardo Hill, which has almost 16,000 hectares of woodland, to the north of the city. It was built i…

• Episcopal Palace of Alcalá de Henares. Alcalá de Henares.

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  … Calle Cardenal Sandoval y Rojas, s/n. 28801. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. www.turismoalcala.es. The palace was the residence of the archbishops of Toledo from the 13th until the 19th century. In 1939 it was seriously damaged by fire, and not only a valuable artistic heritage but also the Central State…

• Laredo Palace. Alcalá de Henares.

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  … Paseo de la Estación, nº 10, 28801. 28801. Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. www.turismoalcala.es. Architectural and decorative fantasia in a building that was conceived as a "complete work" by the architect, Manuel José de Laredo. Laredo Palace is a mixture of architectural, sculptural and decorative arch…

• Royal Palace in Aranjuez. Aranjuez.

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  … Plaza de Parejas s/n. 28300. Aranjuez. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918921532 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. A royal residence. Work on this palace, along with the adjoining monuments, was begun by Philip II and completed by Charles III of Spain, and as a result it displays a …