The palace covers an area of m². It has rooms and is the largest royal palace in Western Europe. It is also known as the Palace of the East . Forming an axis with the Palace and facing each other is the Royal Theater at the other end of the square . The palace was built by order of King Philip V on the site left by the Royal Alcázar of Madrid almost completely destroyed by a fire in . Both the foundations of the old fortress and some of its structures were used for the construction. of the new palace. f The fire served to justify the replacement of the old building with a palace in accordance with the taste of the time. Its construction began in according to plans by the architect Filippo Juvara who proposed a larger palace but in a different location.
When Juvara died the project was entrusted to his disciple Juan Bautista Sachetti who was required to adapt Juvara 's plans to the site of the old Alcázar. Other distinguished Spanish architects such as Ventura Rodríguez participated and were trained in the UAE Phone Number quarry of the new palace; the configuration of the Royal Chapel is due to him. Francesco Sabatini was in charge of the completion of the building as well as secondary renovation expansion and decoration works. Charles III was the first monarch to continuously inhabit the palace. f The last monarch who lived in the palace was Alfonso XIII although Manuel Azaña president of the Second Republic also lived there being therefore the last Head of State to do so.
During the Second Republic it changed its name and was known as the “National Palace”. There is still a room next to the Royal Chapel which is known by the name “Azaña's Office”. The interior of the palace stands out for its artistic richness both in terms of the use of all kinds of noble materials in its construction and the decoration of its rooms with works of art of all kinds such as paintings by artists of the importance of Caravaggio Velázquez Francisco de Goya and frescoes by Corrado Giaquinto Giovanni Battista Tiepolo or Antón Raphael Mengs . Other notable collections kept in the building are those of the Royal Armory porcelain watches furniture and silverware.
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