Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso | |
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Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Rococo |
Location | Real Sitio de San Ildefonso (Segovia), Spain |
Construction started | 1721 |
Opened | Exclusive property for the monarch: 1724 |
Management | Patrimonio Nacional |
Technical details | |
Size | 25,000 square metres (270,000 sq ft) |
Grounds | 146 hectares (360 acres) of gardens |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Teodoro Ardemans |
Official name | Palacio de San Ildefonso con sus dependencias y Jardines |
Type | Non-movable |
Criteria | Monument |
Designated | 11 August 1925 |
Reference no. | RI-51-0000314 |
Official name | Jardines del Palacio de San Ildefonso |
Type | Non-movable |
Criteria | Historic Garden |
Designated | 3 June 1931 |
Reference no. | RI-52-0000002 |
The Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso (Spanish: Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso), known as La Granja, is an early 18th-century palace in the small town of San Ildefonso, located in the hills near Segovia and 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Madrid, within the Province of Segovia in central Spain.
It became the summer residence of the Kings of Spain from the 1720s during the reign of King Felipe V. The palace is in a restrained Baroque style, surrounded by extensive gardens in the formal Jardin à la française style with sculptural fountains. It is now open to the public as a museum.