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Spain This picture shows Royal Palace seen from the Plaza de Oriente. It was taken on a travel to Madrid, Spain, Europe. It is one of the 6595 of travel photographs you can find on Traveladventures.org. You can click on the picture to see more pictures of Madrid. You can also send it as a free electronic postcard or download it for free, by following the links under the picture. Alternatively, you can follow the tags under the picture to find other travel pictures of a particular theme, or switch to another language. Enjoy your travel with pictures from all over the world! Show on map Locate Royal Palace on map Other languages: \| \| \| \| Categories Architecture Art Bridges City & Cityscape Coastline Culture & Religion Doors & Windows Events History Landscape Nature People Transportation Various	Picture of Royal Palace seen from the Plaza de Oriente (Madrid, Spain) Royal Palace seen from the Plaza de Oriente Send image of Royal Palace seen from the Plaza de Oriente as a free postcard Download picture of Royal Palace seen from the Plaza de Oriente Purchase Royal Palace seen from the Plaza de Oriente (Spain) Largest palace of Europe, the Royal Palace of Madrid is a gem on the crown of the Spanish capital, a proud landmark of this dynamic city. Already in the 10th century, the location of the current Royal Palace was recognized by the then Emir of Córdoba, and the location also saw the building of an Alcázar in the 16 century. After that castle burned in the 18th century, king Philips V ordered a new palace to be built on the same spot, which resulted in the current palace, inaugurated by Charles III in 1764. Special precaution was taken not to use any flammable material in it, so as to protect the palace from the fate of the previous castle. It has remained a royal palace ever since; even though the current king of Spain does not live here anymore, the Royal Palace is still used for official gatherings. Read more about: Royal Palace Tags for this picture: \| \| \| \| Europe North America Madrid Tobago palace windmill Royal Palace Mountaincycling Spain Greece square street
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