Spanish Cultural Heritage

1. By Sergio Noval Lagranda and Mateo Noval Amores

2. The palace of celles

3. This palace is located in the place of Lavandera,
pertaining to the parish of Celles within the
council of Siero; 2.5 km from Pola de Siero,
capital of the same.
The access to the palace is made from Pola de
Siero, through the Road from Pola to Celles and
the Road from Otero to Pola.
On December 10, 2003, it was declared of
Cultural Interest with the category of
Monument of the Principality of Asturias.

4. His History
The Palace of the Celles Tower is a large palatial rural
baroque building. It was erected, apparently, from a late
medieval tower. Initially built probably in the 16th century, it
was enlarged and rebuilt at the end of the 17th century by
Pedro Argüelles Quirós y Valdés, Dean of the Cathedral
Church of Santiago de Compostela, who, around 1668-1673,
ordered his reconstruction to the architect Cantabrian Diego
González de Gajano. Its southern facade, however, could be
due to the Galician architect Domingo de Andrade.
After the death of the dean, the palace passed into the hands
of the Navia and later to the Marquis of Santa Cruz de
Marcenado, its current owners.

6. The Royal Palace of Madrid is the official residence of the
king of Spain; but, the present kings do not inhabit it, but
in the Palace of the Zarzuela, it is only used for
ceremonies of State and solemn acts.
It has an area of 135 000 m² and 3418 rooms, is the largest
royal palace in Western Europe and one of the largest in
the world.
It has a valuable historical-artistic heritage, highlighting
the set of musical instruments known as the Palatine
Stradivarius, and collections of painting, sculpture and
tapestry.
It is also known as Palacio de Oriente.

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