PALACIO REAL DE RIOFRIO
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N 40° 52.469 W 004° 09.018
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The Royal Palace of Riofrío is one of the residences of the Spanish Royal Family, managed by the National Heritage body, which administers the State assets at the service of the Crown.
Waymark Code: WMZRWA
Location: Castilla y León, Spain
Date Posted: 12/30/2018
Views: 2
It is located in an enclave of the municipality of Real Sitio de San Ildefonso, in Segovia, 11 kilometers from the town of San Ildefonso. It is located near the towns of Navas de Riofrío and La Losa.
The palace is Italian style with a square floor and three floors high, designed by the Italian architect Virgilio Rabaglio in the image and likeness of the Royal Palace of Madrid. Of interest are the Hunting Museum, as well as the interior courtyard, the staircase of honor, the chapel and its collection of paintings, tapestries and furniture.
It is surrounded by an extensive forest of 625 hectares, inhabited by deer and deer, among others. Used by kings exclusively for hunting, it has only been inhabited as a habitual residence, on a temporary basis, by the kings Francisco de Asís de Borbón and Alfonso XII.
Style: Baroque
Type of building (structure): Town palace
Date of origin:: 1751
Architect(s): Virgilio Rabaglio
Web site of the object (if exists): [Web Link]
Address:
Palacio Real de Riofrío. 40420. La Granja de San Ildefonso (Segovia)
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