Palace of Villamejor | |
Native Name: | Palacio de Villamejor |
Native Language: | Spanish |
Coordinates: | 40.4263°N -3.6908°W |
Location: | Madrid, Spain |
Designation1: | Spain |
Designation1 Offname: | Palacio de Villamejor |
Designation1 Type: | Non-movable |
Designation1 Criteria: | Monument |
Designation1 Date: | 2003 |
Designation1 Number: | RI-51-0010920 |
The Palace of Villamejor (es|Palacio de Villamejor) is a palace located on the Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid, Spain.
The palace was built for Ignacio Figueroa y Mendieta, marquess consort of Villamejor, between the 1880s and the 1890s. His heirs sold the property to Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies in 1906 and, in 1914, the prince sold it to the Spanish government as residence of the Prime Minister, a role that it maintained until 1976, when Adolfo Suárez moved the official residence over to the Palace of Moncloa. The palace now houses the Ministry for Territorial Policy.
The 19th-century building was declared a Property of Cultural Interest (es|Bien de Interés Cultural|links=no) in 2003.[1]