Spain · 19th century
The Palace of Villahermosa (Spanish: Palacio de Villahermosa) is a ducal palace located in Madrid, Spain. It was built in the 18th century and remodelled in 1805 in the neoclassical style.
The former townhouse of the Dukes of Villahermosa, it was designated to be of Bien de Interés Cultural in 1993. In 1990 Rafael Moneo reformed this old neoclassic building. Presently it is the headquarters of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.
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Palace of Villahermosa ranks #3,861 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #155 of the 607 mapped in Spain. Founded 1805, it is older than 12% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 717 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 17 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Madrid, 1 km away. It is stop 26 of 28 on the Castile castle route, Valladolid to Madrid. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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