Palace of Charles V

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The Palace of Charles V is a Renaissance-style royal residence built within the Alhambra complex in Granada, Spain, commissioned by Emperor Charles V in the 16th century.

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Palace of Charles V canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance building ⓘ
palace ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ
architect Luis Machuca ⓘ
linked to: Pedro Machuca

Pedro Machuca ⓘ
architecturalStyle Mannerism ⓘ
Plateresque ⓘ
Renaissance ⓘ
commissionedBy Charles I of Spain ⓘ
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
constructionEndApprox 17th century ⓘ
constructionStart 1527 ⓘ
constructionStartCentury 16th century ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
façadeMaterial stone ⓘ
floorCount 2 ⓘ
hasCourtyard circular courtyard ⓘ
hasFeature decorative reliefs on façades ⓘ
large central circular patio ⓘ
rusticated exterior ⓘ
two superimposed colonnaded galleries ⓘ
hasOrder Doric order (ground floor) ⓘ
linked to: Doric order

Ionic order (upper floor) ⓘ
height approximately 17 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada ⓘ
houses Museo de Bellas Artes de Granada ⓘ
Museo de la Alhambra ⓘ
linked to: Alhambra
locatedIn Alhambra ⓘ
Andalusia ⓘ
Granada ⓘ
Granada Province ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
management Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife ⓘ
namedAfter Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
near Alcazaba of the Alhambra ⓘ
Court of the Lions ⓘ
linked to: Palace of the Lions

Nasrid Palaces ⓘ
linked to: Alhambra
notableFor integration of Renaissance architecture within a Moorish fortress complex ⓘ
ownership Government of Spain ⓘ
linked to: Spanish government
partOf Alhambra complex ⓘ
linked to: Alhambra
purpose imperial residence for Charles V ⓘ
shape square plan with circular courtyard ⓘ
stylePeriod Spanish Renaissance ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1984 ⓘ
usedAs museum building ⓘ

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Alhambra → contains → Palace of Charles V ⓘ