Palace of Villamejor

Palace of Villamejor
Native name
Spanish: Palacio de Villamejor
Location Madrid, Spain
Coordinates 40°25′35″N 3°41′27″W / 40.426302°N 3.690776°W / 40.426302; -3.690776Coordinates: 40°25′35″N 3°41′27″W / 40.426302°N 3.690776°W / 40.426302; -3.690776
Official name: Palacio de Villamejor
Type Non-movable
Criteria Monument
Designated 2003
Reference no. RI-51-0010920
Location of Palace of Villamejor in Spain

The Palace of Villamejor (Spanish: Palacio de Villamejor) is a palace located in Madrid, Spain. The state purchased it in 1914 to serve as the 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 offices of the Secretary of State for Public Administration. It was declared a Property of Cultural Interest (Spanish: Bien de Interés Cultural) in 2003.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Real Decreto 1413/2002, de 20 de diciembre, por el que se declara Bien de Interés Cultural, con categoría de monumento, el Palacio de Villamejor sito en el paseo de la Castellana, número 3, en Madrid" [Royal Decree 1413/2002, 20 December, by which the Palace of Villamejor, located at number 3 Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid, is declared a Property of Cultural Interest in the category of Monument]. Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 18 January 2003. Retrieved 17 November 2017.


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