The Salón de Reinos or salón grande is a 17th-century building in Madrid, originally a wing of the Buen Retiro Palace. The Salón de Reinos and the Casón del Buen Retiro are the only survivors of the original grand scheme of the palace.
Built between 1630 and 1635, the Hall of Realms housed the largest paintings in the royal collection, now all in the Museo del Prado. It is named after its paintings of the coats of arms of the 24 kingdoms which formed the Kingdom of Spain at the time of Philip IV of Spain.
Exterior of the Salón de Reinos.
Partial view of the interior.
The Relief of Brisach by Jusepe Leonardo – one of the battle paintings which originally decorated the Salón de Reinos.
Equestrian Portrait of Philip IV, by Velázquez.
Buen Retiro Palace in Madrid was a large palace complex designed by the architect Alonso Carbonell and built on the orders of Philip IV of Spain as a secondary residence and place of recreation. It was built in what was then the eastern limits of the city of Madrid. Today, what little remains of its buildings and gardens forms the Retiro Park.
Buen Retiro Palace in 1637 — painting attributed to Jusepe Leonardo
Buen Retiro Palace in 1636–1637 (17th century drawing)
The palace and garden complex of Buen Retiro; fragment of the Madrid plan by Pedro Teixeira (1656)
Casón del Buen Retiro
