PALACE OF ZARZUELA
LAMBERT M. SURHONE, MIRIAM T. TIMPLEDON, SUSAN F. MARSEKEN
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The Palace of Zarzuela (Spanish: Palacio de la Zarzuela) is the principal residence of King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Sofia and their family.
The palace is on the outskirts of Madrid, in the Royal Palace of El Pardo complex near the residence of the Prince and Princess of Asturias.
The palace is owned by the Spanish state and administered by the Patrimonio Nacional agency.
During the 17th century, King Philip IV ordered a country palace or hunting lodge to be built at La Zarzuela near Madrid.
It was a rectangular, slate-roofed building with two lateral arcades.
Carlos IV carried out alterations to the building to adapt it to 18th century taste, and adorned it with tapestries and porcelain, as well as furniture and his much-loved clocks.
