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Type of monument

Civil Architecture

Period

16th century.

Art style

Renaissance, Churrigueresque.

How to get there

Road transport

Its construction dates back to the Roman period. It was rebuilt during the reigns of Alfonso VI and Alfonso X el Sabio, becoming the first palace with a square shape and towers at the corners.

It was rebuilt again during the reign of Emperor Carlos, this time by Alonso de Covarrubias, after he had been named by the Emperor as his architect for the Royal Palaces of Seville, Madrid and Toledo. The works commenced in 1537 under the supervision of Prince Felipe, later Felipe II.

This building is quadrangular in shape with a central courtyard flanked by four square towers that project out.

The façades are different in style and period, the west is Renaissance, the east Medieval, with three cylindrical towers and a crenallated parapet walk, the north Plateresque and the south of the style of El Escorial, built according to plans by Juan de Herrera.

The building has been refurbished on several occasions, as it was destroyed by fires and also during the Civil War.

It is currently used to house the National Army Museum.

Timetables

Temporarily closed. Only the exterior may be visited.