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The process of transformation dates back to the reign of Philip II when, with the influence of the Crown and the wealth of nature as the determining elements, Aranjuez was established as a Real Sitio (Royal Site) in the sixteenth century.
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Aranjuez became one of the Royal Estates of the Crown of Spain in 1560, during the reign of Philip II. Until 1752, only royalty and nobility were allowed to dwell in the town. The cultural landscape of Aranjuez was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2001.
- 201.11 km² (77.65 sq mi)
- Community of Madrid
- 495 m (1,624 ft)
- Spain
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. [1] . Jordan accepted the convention on 5 May 1975, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list.
Aranjuez is also known as the Royal Site of Aranjuez and is the capital of the Las Vegas district of the Community of Madrid. It has been a Royal Estate since 1560 and has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its cultural interest.
At the end of the 15th century, Aranjuez was designated a Royal Site by the Catholic Kings who frequently stayed here to relax, although it was the kings of the House of Austria who began the construction of palaces and gardens.
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The Aranjuez cultural landscape is an entity of complex relationships: between nature and human activity, between sinuous watercourses and geometric landscape design, between the rural and the urban, between forest landscape and the delicately modulated architecture of its palatial buildings.