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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 o
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
Alcázar of Toledo
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The Alcázar of Toledo is a stone fortification located in the highest part of Toledo, Spain. It is a large quadrangular building measuring 60 meters on a side, framed by four large towers 60 meters hi
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…time of Philip IV of Spain. The building served as the Museo del Ejército from 1841 to 2010 when the military collections were put on display at the Alcázar of Toledo. The Prado Museum acquired the vacant building to display part of its collections and made its renovation the subject of an architectural competition…
The Alcázar in 2025
View of the Alcázar in 1866 by Casiano Alguacil
"Interview of Emperor Charles V with Francisco Pizarro in the Alcázar", ca. 1887 by Ángel Lizcano Monedero
Interior of the Alcázar in 1901, Jean Laurent