Palace of Bermejillo

Palace of Bermejillo
General information
Location	Paseo de Eduardo Dato  [ es ] 31, Madrid, Spain
Coordinates	40°26′0″N3°41′23″W / 40.43333°N 3.68972°W / 40.43333; -3.68972
Construction started	1913
Completed	1916
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Francisco Reynals Toledo, Frank Rank, Eladio Laredo, Benito Guitart

The Palace of Bermejillo (Spanish: Palacio de Bermejillo), also known as the Palace of the Marquises of Bermejillo del Rey, is a building in Madrid, Spain, built in neo-plateresque style. It currently houses the seat of the Defender of the People (the Spanish Ombudsman).

History and description

It is located at Paseo de Eduardo Dato  [ es ] 31, ^[1] in the Almagro neighborhood.

The project was initially commissioned to Francisco Reynals Toledo (later replaced by Frank Rank). ^[2] Influenced by the neoplateresque Spanish pavilion for the 1900 International Exposition in Paris, ^[1] it closely followed the project of the 16th-century Palace of Caicedo in Granada. ^[2] Built between 1913 and 1916, the works were directed by Eladio Laredo and Benito Guitart. ^[2]

It became the headquarters of the Spanish Ombudsman in 1983. ^[3]

References

Citations

1. San Antonio Gómez 1998, p. 71.
2. Lasso de la Vega Zamora, Rivas Quinzaños & Sanz Hernando 2010, p. 456.
3. Lasso de la Vega Zamora, Rivas Quinzaños & Sanz Hernando 2010, p. 458.

Bibliography

• Lasso de la Vega Zamora, Miguel; Rivas Quinzaños, Pilar; Sanz Hernando, Alberto (2010). "Palacete de los marqueses de Bermejillo del Rey". Palacios de Madrid (PDF). Madrid: Dirección General del Patrimonio Histórico de la Comunidad de Madrid. pp. 454–459. ISBN   978-84-451-3316-3.
• San Antonio Gómez, Carlos de (1998). "Palacio Bermejillo". El Madrid del 98. Arquitectura para una crisis: 1874-1918 (PDF). Madrid: Consejería de Educación y Cultura de la Comunidad de Madrid. p. 258. ISBN   84-451-1485-9.