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The Palace of Zarzuela is the official residence of King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Sofia
Queen Sofía of Spain

Queen Sof?a of Spain , is the Queen consort of Juan Carlos I of Spain....
 and their family. The palace is on the outskirts of Madrid
Madrid

Madrid is the Capital and largest city of Spain. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its Madrid metropolitan area is the Largest urban areas of the European Union in the European Union after Paris aire urbaine, Greater London Urban Area, a...
, in the Royal Palace of El Pardo complex near to the Official Residence of the Prince
Felipe, Prince of Asturias

Felipe, Prince of Asturias , is the third child and first son of Juan Carlos of Spain and Sofia of Spain of Spain. As the Prince of Asturias he is the heir apparent, meaning he is first in the line of succession to the Spanish monarchy....
 and Princess of Asturias
Letizia, Princess of Asturias

Letizia, Princess of Asturias is the wife of Felipe, Prince of Asturias, the Prince of Asturias, who is heir apparent to the Spanish throne. Before her marriage with the prince, she was a journalist....
. The palace is owned by the Spanish state and administered by the Patrimonio Nacional
Patrimonio Nacional

Patrimonio Nacional is a Spain state agency, under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister of Spain, that administers the sites owned by the Spanish state and used by the King of Spain and the Spanish Royal Family as residences and for state ceremonies....
 agency.

ng the 17th century, King Philip IV
Philip IV of Spain

Philip IV , was List of Spanish monarchs between 1621 and 1665, Sovereignty of the Spanish Netherlands, and List of Portuguese monarchs until 1640....
 ordered a small country palace
Palace

A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop....
 or hunting lodge to be built at La Zarzuela near Madrid.






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The Palace of Zarzuela is the official residence of King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Sofia
Queen Sofía of Spain

Queen Sof?a of Spain , is the Queen consort of Juan Carlos I of Spain....
 and their family. The palace is on the outskirts of Madrid
Madrid

Madrid is the Capital and largest city of Spain. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its Madrid metropolitan area is the Largest urban areas of the European Union in the European Union after Paris aire urbaine, Greater London Urban Area, a...
, in the Royal Palace of El Pardo complex near to the Official Residence of the Prince
Felipe, Prince of Asturias

Felipe, Prince of Asturias , is the third child and first son of Juan Carlos of Spain and Sofia of Spain of Spain. As the Prince of Asturias he is the heir apparent, meaning he is first in the line of succession to the Spanish monarchy....
 and Princess of Asturias
Letizia, Princess of Asturias

Letizia, Princess of Asturias is the wife of Felipe, Prince of Asturias, the Prince of Asturias, who is heir apparent to the Spanish throne. Before her marriage with the prince, she was a journalist....
. The palace is owned by the Spanish state and administered by the Patrimonio Nacional
Patrimonio Nacional

Patrimonio Nacional is a Spain state agency, under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister of Spain, that administers the sites owned by the Spanish state and used by the King of Spain and the Spanish Royal Family as residences and for state ceremonies....
 agency.

Construction

During the 17th century, King Philip IV
Philip IV of Spain

Philip IV , was List of Spanish monarchs between 1621 and 1665, Sovereignty of the Spanish Netherlands, and List of Portuguese monarchs until 1640....
 ordered a small country palace
Palace

A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop....
 or hunting lodge to be built at La Zarzuela near Madrid. It was a rectangular, slate-roofed building with two lateral arcade
Arcade (architecture)

An arcade is a passage or walkway covered over by a succession of arches or Vault supported by columns. In a Gothic architecture cathedral the arcade is the lowest part of the wall of the nave, supporting the triforium and the clerestory....
s. Carlos IV
Charles IV of Spain

Charles IV was list of Spanish monarchs from December 14, 1788 until his abdication on March 19, 1808....
 carried out alterations to the building to adapt it to 18th century taste, and adorned it with tapestries
Tapestry

Tapestry is a form of textile art. It is Weaving by hand on a vertical loom. It is weft-faced weaving, in which all the warp threads are hidden in the completed work, unlike cloth weaving where both the warp and the weft threads may be visible....
 and porcelain
Porcelain

Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and ....
, as well as furniture
Furniture

Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects which may support the human body , provide storage, or hold objects on horizontal surfaces above the ground....
 and his much-loved clock
Clock

A clock is an instrument used for indicating and maintaining the time and passage thereof. The word clock is derived ultimately from the Celtic languages words clagan and clocca meaning "bell"....
s.

Royal residence

The King and Queen of Spain have lived in the palace since their marriage in 1962. After the death of Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco

Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Te?dulo Franco y Bahamonde, Salgado y Pardo de Andrade , commonly known as Francisco Franco or Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was the dictator and Head of State of Spain from October 1936, and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in 1975....
 in 1975, the King and Queen refused to occupy his El Pardo
El Pardo

File:Palacio Real de El Pardo Madrid.jpgThe Royal Palace of El Pardo is a residence of the King of Spain. The palace is owned by the Spanish state and administered by the Patrimonio Nacional agency....
 Palace, leaving it for foreign state guests, designating the Moncloa
Palacio de la Moncloa

Palacio de la Moncloa , situated in Madrid, has been the official residence for the President of the Government of Spain since 1977, when Adolfo Su?rez moved the residence from a palace situated in the centre of Madrid, at Paseo de la Castellana....
 Palace as residence of the President of the Spanish Government, while they remained at Zarzuela. The Royal Palace
Royal Palace of Madrid

The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of the King of Spain, located in Madrid. King Juan Carlos of Spain and the royal family do not reside in this palace, instead choosing the smaller Palacio de la Zarzuela, on the outskirts of Madrid....
 in the centre of Madrid, the former principal residence of the Spanish kings, is now only used for state occasions.

In summer 2002, the Prince of Asturias
Felipe, Prince of Asturias

Felipe, Prince of Asturias , is the third child and first son of Juan Carlos of Spain and Sofia of Spain of Spain. As the Prince of Asturias he is the heir apparent, meaning he is first in the line of succession to the Spanish monarchy....
 moved into a new residence, a 3,150 m² palace built within the La Zarzuela Palace grounds.

Opera

The palace theatre was the birthplace of the Spanish operetta style, zarzuela
Zarzuela

Zarzuela , is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular song, as well as dance....
. "Zarzuela" is thought to be derived from "zarzas" meaning bramble
Bramble

Bramble refers to thorny plants of the genus Rubus, in the Rose family . Brambles include blackberry, loganberry, and other closely related plants....
s, due to its function as a hunting lodge meaning that it is situated amongst the brambles of the King's Hunting Grounds.

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