Palacio del Marqués de Perales, Madrid, Baroque mansion in Embajadores neighborhood, Madrid, Spain.
The Palacio del Marqués de Perales is a Baroque mansion in the Embajadores neighborhood featuring ornately carved stone facades, internal courtyards, and four floors arranged in traditional Spanish layout. The protected exterior displays rich decorative elements typical of the period with detailed stonework.
The palace was commissioned by the Marquises of Perales del Río and designed by Pedro de Ribera, with construction completed in 1732, when Madrid was being transformed under the Bourbon king Felipe V. In 1979–1983 architects Manuel Sainz de Vicuña y García Prieto and Manuel Sainz de Vicuña y Melgarejo restored it, and in 1995 it was declared a Spanish cultural monument (RI-51-0009080).
Since the 1980s the palace has been the headquarters of the Filmoteca Española, Spain's national film archive. Its courtyards and halls now hold film collections and host screenings, so the building's noble past and the country's cinema memory share the same address on Calle de la Magdalena.
The palace is located on Magdalena Street in central Madrid, allowing visitors to view the exterior architecture and decorations of this protected cultural site. The location is easily accessible on foot through nearby streets.
The palace was completed in 1732, and in 1995 it was declared a Spanish cultural monument under reference RI-51-0009080. The building was restored between 1979 and 1983 by architects Manuel Sainz de Vicuña y García Prieto and Manuel Sainz de Vicuña y Melgarejo, who adapted it for the Spanish Film Archive.
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