Palacio de Liria description and photos - Spain: Madrid (Topic)

Palacio de Liria description and photos - Spain: Madrid. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Palacio de Liria.

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The beautiful Palaio de Liria is located in Madrid on Princess Street. This large structure, surrounded by a magnificent garden, is the family residence of the Dukes of Alba.

The palace was built by the order of the Duke of Berwick, who was the illegitimate son of the English king James II and served the Spanish crown. The authors of the project were architects Ventura Rodriguez and A. Gilbert. The palace was built in the neoclassical style according to the principles of Italian and French palaces. The dense greenery of the garden surrounding the palace practically does not allow viewing it because of the fence.

The Palaio de Liria is a repository of amazing works of art. Here is a collection of tapestries and a collection of paintings, which contains works by such great masters as Titian, Rembrandt, Goya, Velazquez, El Greco, Durer, van Dyck and others.

During the Spanish Civil War, the palace was significantly damaged, in fact, only its facade survived. The Alba family was in London during this time. Fortunately, before leaving, they deposited their masterpieces with the Bank of Spain and the British Embassy. Due to the fact that the paintings were contained in iron boxes, the collection was saved. Unfortunately, the magnificent collection of engravings was not preserved, which were completely destroyed.

A few years after the war, in 1948, the young Duchess of Alba restored the palace, fulfilling a promise made to her father. The interior of the palace was completely rebuilt in accordance with the new project,

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