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Aranjuez ( Spanish pronunciation: [aɾaŋˈxweθ] ⓘ) is a city and municipality of Spain, part of the Community of Madrid . Located in the southern end of the region, the main urban nucleus lies on the left bank of the Tagus, a bit upstream of the discharge of the Jarama. As of 2022, the municipality has a registered population of 59,762. [2]
- 201.11 km² (77.65 sq mi)
- Community of Madrid
- 495 m (1,624 ft)
- Spain
Fragmento del Mapa Topográfico Nacional de España de 2006 a escala 1:25 000 en el que se representa parte del término municipal de Aranjuez. El municipio de Aranjuez está situado en el extremo sur-sudeste de la Comunidad de Madrid, a 47 km al sur de Madrid 29 y a una altitud de 495 m s. n. m. 30 31 Su término municipal, de 201,11 km², es ...
Concierto de Aranjuez. Monument devoted to Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto in the city of Aranjuez. The Concierto de Aranjuez ( [konˈθjeɾ.to ðe a.ɾaŋˈxweθ], "Aranjuez Concerto") is a concerto for classical guitar by the Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo. Written in 1939, it is by far Rodrigo's best-known work, and its success established ...
The Royal Palace of Aranjuez (Spanish: Palacio Real de Aranjuez) is one of the official residences of the Spanish royal family. It is located in the town of Aranjuez ( Madrid ), Spain . Established in the 16th century as a royal hunting lodge, the palace was built by order of Philip II .
- Exclusive property for the monarch: 1523
- Patrimonio Nacional
The Aranjuez Cultural Landscape is a singular entity of complex and historic relationships between nature and human activity, the sinuous watercourses of the rivers and the geometrical design of the landscape, urban and rural life, and between the forest wildlife and the refined architecture. The Tagus and Jarama rivers are the two main ...
The current layout dates back to the reign of Felipe II (16th century), who awarded this town the title of Royal Site. Felipe V (17th-18th centuries and Carlos III (18th century) transformed Aranjuez into a centre of the court where the palace architecture goes hand in hand with woods and gardens, all in line with the aesthetic taste of the ...
Thanks to its vast, stunning gardens, Aranjuez was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in December 2001. The Royal Palace of Aranjuez. In 1561, Philip II, echoing a previous plan drafted by his father emperor Charles V, ordered the old Aranjuez residence to be replaced with a new building which was the precursor of the present Royal Palace ...