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Palace of Zarzuela

Palacio de la Zarzuela

The Zarzuela Palace is a country palace on the outskirts of Madrid that serves as the residence and working offices of the Spanish monarch. Built in the 17th century as a hunting lodge, it is a compact rectangular stone building with a steep slate roof, lateral colonnaded arcades and formal gardens to the rear. The palace contains a small court theatre where the Spanish musical-dramatic genre zarzuela originated.

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First raised

1627

Its prime

1627

Today

Still standing

As it stood in 1627

What Palace of Zarzuela looked like in its prime.

A low, rectangular stone palace with a steep hipped slate roof punctured by rows of dormer windows, a central pedimented entrance bay with large gridded ground-floor windows, and single-storey colonnaded arcades stretching from each side. Behind the main block sit formal rectangular parterre gardens framed by clipped alleys and tree belts; the whole sits low in the landscape with surrounding wooded hunting grounds rising in the distance.

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6 places to explore in 1627.

The record describes 6 distinct spots at Palace of Zarzuela, including 1 interior: palace theatre — stage and auditorium. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Front approach and forecourtCentral entrance bay (close)Covered lateral arcade (colonnade)Rear formal parterre gardensPalace theatre — stage and auditoriumRear terrace overlooking grounds

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