Spain · 17th century
Buen Retiro Palace (Spanish: Palacio del Buen Retiro) in Madrid was a large palace complex designed by the architect Alonso Carbonell (c. 1590–1660) and built on the orders of Philip IV of Spain as a secondary residence and place of recreation (hence its name). 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.
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Buen Retiro Palace ranks #1,032 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #42 of the 607 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1625, it is older than 29% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 721 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 6,647 times in the last 60 days, more than 90% of the atlas. 17 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Madrid, 2 km away. It is stop 24 of 28 on the Castile castle route, Valladolid to Madrid. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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