Palacio del Senado

Coordinates: 40°25′16″N 3°42′43″W / 40.421183°N 3.711817°W / 40.421183; -3.711817
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Palace of the Senate
Palacio del Senado
Kingdom of Spain
Design and construction
Architect(s)Francisco de Montalbán (original)
Aníbal Álvarez Bouquel and Emilio Rodríguez Ayuso (19th renovation)
Salvador Gayarre Ruiz de Galarreta (20th renovation)

The Palace of the Senate is the home of the

City of Madrid
.

History

The building was built in the 16th century and was the home of a

Prado Museum.[1]

In 1814 and between 1820 and 1823 the palace was the home of the Cortes of Cádiz, the first official parliament of Spain.[2]

With the approval of the

Chamber of Peers
as the upper house. The Chambers of Peers moved to the palace in 1835 and with many name and powers changes, this palace continued serving as the home of the upper house of the Cortes until 1923.

During the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera (1923–1930), the Cortes were dissolved and was created the National Consultative Assembly which had its home in the Palacio de las Cortes. With the arrival of the Second Republic, the unicameral parliament established its home at the Palacio de las Cortes and the constitutional debates were held at the Palacio de Cristal del Retiro.[3]

During the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, the palace was the home of the National Council of the Movement, a pseudo Senate controlled by Franco.[4]

With the return of democracy in 1977, the Senate was restored in its original home and, along with the

Constitution of 1978
.

Old Session Room, currently used for ceremonial purposes or for important Committees meetings.

References

  1. ISSN 1134-6582
    . Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  2. ^ Madridiario. "El Senado: dos siglos de arte e historia parlamentaria". Madridiario (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  3. ^ "» Un parque muy republicano" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  4. ^ "¿A qué se dedicaban los edificios democráticos durante la dictadura?". La cabeza llena (in Spanish). 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2019-02-15.