The Royal Palace stands on the site of the former Alcazar of Madrid, a medieval fortress transformed into a lavish palace by John II, Charles V and Phillip II who in 1561 made it the official residence of the Spanish Monarchy. The Alcazar, sumptuously decorated by Phillip II and Phillip IV, who commissioned this work to Velázquez, was destroyed in a fire on Christmas Eve 1734.
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