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Palacio Real de Madrid

The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of the Spanish royal family and is used primarily for state ceremonies. With over 135,000 m2 and 3,418 rooms, the Royal Palace of Madrid is the largest royal palace in and one of the largest in the world.
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  • Opening hours:
    October—March: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    April—September: 10:00 AM—8:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: official residence of the Spanish Royal Family
  • Also known as: “Palacio Nueva”, “Royal Palace”, and “Royal Palace of Madrid”
  • Wheelchair access: limited
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Teatro Real and Royal Armoury of Madrid.

Theater building
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The is an opera house in , Spain. Located at the , opposite the Royal Palace, and known colloquially as "El Real". it is considered the top institution of the performing and musical arts in the country and one of the most prestigious opera houses in Europe. is situated 300 metres northeast of Palacio Real de Madrid.

Museum
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The or Real Armería de Madrid, is a collection that, among many other things, contains the personal arms of the Kings of Spain, and also houses military weapons, armours and diplomatic works of art like mixed tapestries, paintings and other works of art and trophies. is situated 140 metres west of Palacio Real de Madrid.

Church
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The Cathedral Church of the Armed Forces, commonly known as , is a 17th-century Baroque-style Catholic church located in , Spain. is situated 260 metres southeast of Palacio Real de Madrid.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palacio and La Latina-Austrias.

Quarter
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is an administrative ward of , , belonging to the district of . It contains the historic neighborhoods of and .

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La Latina and Austrias are neighbourhoods in central . They can be labelled as the old town of the Spanish capital.

Neighborhood
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is a name used for the old centre of , built during the reign of the Habsburg Dynasty, known in Spain as Casa de Austria. The area is located south of the Calle Mayor, in between the Metro stations and .

Palacio Real de Madrid

Latitude
40.41674° or 40° 25′ 0″ north
Longitude
-3.71362° or 3° 42′ 49″ west
Elevation
657 metres (2,156 feet)
Named after
Royal Palace of Madrid
Open location code
8CGRC78P+MH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4451986389
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
6255079
Wiki­data ID
Q171517
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Palacio Real de Madrid” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصر مدريد الملكي”
  • Armenian: “Մադրիդի թագավորական պալատ”
  • Asturian: “Palaciu Real de Madrid”
  • Basque: “Madrileko Errege Jauregia”
  • Basque: “Madrilgo Errege Jauregia”
  • Belarusian: “Каралеўскі палац у Мадрыдзе”
  • Belarusian: “Каралеўскі палац”
  • Belarusian: “Мадрыдзкі каралеўскі палац”
  • Bulgarian: “Кралски дворец в Мадрид”
  • Bulgarian: “Кралският дворец в Мадрид”
  • Catalan: “Palacio Real de Madrid”
  • Catalan: “Palau d’Orient”
  • Catalan: “Palau d’Oriente”
  • Catalan: “Palau Reial de Madrid”
  • Chinese: “王宫”
  • Chinese: “馬德里王宮”
  • Chinese: “馬德里皇宮”
  • Chinese: “马德里王宫”
  • Czech: “Královský palác v Madridu”
  • Czech: “Madridský královský palác”
  • Czech: “Palacio Real de Madrid”
  • Czech: “Palacio Real v Madridu”
  • Czech: “Palacio real”
  • Danish: “Palacio Real de Madrid”
  • Danish: “Palacio Real”
  • Dutch: “Koninklijk Paleis van Madrid”
  • Dutch: “Palacio Real”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قصر مدريد الملكى”
  • Esperanto: “Madrida Reĝa Palaco”
  • Esperanto: “Reĝa Palaco de Madrido”
  • Estonian: “Madridi kuningapalee”
  • Estonian: “Madridi kuninglik palee”
  • Finnish: “Madridin kuninkaallinen palatsi”
  • Finnish: “Palacio Real de Madrid”
  • French: “Palacio Real de Madrid”
  • French: “palais d’Orient”
  • French: “Palais d’Orient”
  • French: “palais royal de Madrid”
  • French: “Palais royal de Madrid”
  • Galician: “Palacio Real de Madrid”
  • German: “Königspalast Madrid”
  • German: “Königspalast von Madrid”
  • German: “Königspalast”
  • German: “Palacio Real”
  • German: “Stadtschloss Madrids”
  • Greek: “Βασιλικό Ανάκτορο της Μαδρίτης”
  • Greek: “Βασιλικό Παλάτι της Μαδρίτης”
  • Hebrew: “הארמון המלכותי של מדריד”
  • Hindi: “मद्रिद का महल”
  • Icelandic: “konungshöllin í Madríd”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Kerajaan Madrid”
  • Irish: “Pálás Ríoga Mhaidrid”
  • Italian: “Palacio Real de Madrid”
  • Italian: “Palacio Real”
  • Italian: “Palazzo d’Oriente”
  • Italian: “Palazzo reale di Madrid”
  • Japanese: “マドリード王宮”
  • Japanese: “王宮”
  • Korean: “마드리드 왕궁”
  • Latin: “Palatium Regale Matriti”
  • Marathi: “माद्रिदचा राजवाडा”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Palacio Real”
  • Norwegian: “Palacio Real”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Palatz Reial de Madrid”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Cynehof in Madride”
  • Panjabi: “ਮਾਦਰੀਦ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਾਹੀ ਮਹਲ”
  • Panjabi: “ਮਾਦਰੀਦ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਾਹੀ ਮਹਿਲ”
  • Persian: “کاخ سلطنتی مادرید”
  • Polish: “Pałac Królewski w Madrycie”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio de Oriente”
  • Portuguese: “Palacio Real de Madrid”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio Real de Madrid”
  • Romanian: “Palacio Real”
  • Romanian: “Palatul Regal din Madrid”
  • Russian: “Королевский дворец в Мадриде”
  • Russian: “Королевский дворец”
  • Russian: “Паласио-де-Ориенте”
  • Scots: “Ryal Pailace o Madrid”
  • Serbian: “Краљевска палата у Мадриду”
  • Slovenian: “Kraljeva palača, Madrid”
  • Slovenian: “Kraljeva palača”
  • Spanish: “Palacio de Oriente”
  • Spanish: “Palacio Real de Madrid”
  • Spanish: “Palacio Real”
  • Spanish: “Real Palacio de Madrid”
  • Swedish: “Palacio Real de Madrid”
  • Tamil: “மாட்ரிட்டின் அரண்மனை”
  • Tatar: “Испания патшасының Мадридтагы сарае”
  • Turkish: “Madrid Kraliyet Sarayı”
  • Ukrainian: “Королівський палац Мадрида”
  • Ukrainian: “Королівський палац у Мадриді”
  • Welsh: “Palacio Real de Madrid”
  • Wu Chinese: “马德里王宫”
  • Yue Chinese: “馬德里王宮”

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