Palace of Bermejillo

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).

Palace of Bermejillo
General information
LocationPaseo de Eduardo Dato 31, Madrid, Spain
Coordinates40°26′0″N 3°41′23″W
Construction started1913
Completed1916
Design and construction
ArchitectFrancisco Reynals Toledo, Frank Rank, Eladio Laredo, Benito Guitart

History and description

It is located at Paseo de Eduardo Dato 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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