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Palace of Villamejor
Historic site in Madrid, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Palace of Villamejor (Spanish: Palacio de Villamejor) is a palace located on the Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid, Spain.
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Palace of Villamejor | |
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Native name Spanish: Palacio de Villamejor | |
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Location | Madrid, Spain |
Coordinates | 40.426302°N 3.690776°W / 40.426302; -3.690776 |
Official name | Palacio de Villamejor |
Type | Non-movable |
Criteria | Monument |
Designated | 2003 |
Reference no. | RI-51-0010920 |
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The palace was built for Ignacio Figueroa y Mendieta, marquess consort of Villamejor, between the 1880s and the 1890s. His heirs sold the property to Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies in 1906 and, in 1914, the prince sold it to the Spanish government as residence of the Prime Minister, a role that it maintained until 1976, when Adolfo Suárez moved the official residence over to the Palace of Moncloa. The palace now houses the Ministry for Territorial Policy.