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Palace of Zarzuela today

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Palace of 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

The shape it held 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 Zarzuelaincluding 1 interior: palace theatre — stage and auditorium. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through 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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