{"id":6706,"date":"2018-02-20T10:20:44","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T09:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/?p=6706"},"modified":"2020-10-26T14:17:01","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T13:17:01","slug":"changing-guard-royal-palace-of-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/changing-guard-royal-palace-of-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"The Changing Of The Guard At The Royal Palace Of Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"en\"><strong>The Royal Palace<\/strong> is one of the most important buildings in Spain, let alone Madrid, and with the greatest historical value. With an area of 135,000 m\u00b2 and approximately 3,418 rooms, the palace, a great place of historical-artistic heritage, is dedicated to the largest royal family in Western Europe, the House of Bourbon. Without a doubt, it is a building that you can not miss during your visit to the city, and in this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ShMadrid<\/a><\/strong> article, you will find more information about the oft-watched <strong>changing of the guard at the Royal Palace<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/real-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">All you need to know about Real Madrid<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Index<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/changing-guard-royal-palace-of-madrid\/#the-royal-palace-of-madrid\" title=\"The Royal Palace Of Madrid\">The Royal Palace Of Madrid<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/changing-guard-royal-palace-of-madrid\/#changing-of-the-guard\" title=\"Changing Of The Guard\">Changing Of The Guard<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/changing-guard-royal-palace-of-madrid\/#hours-how-to-get-there\" title=\"Hours &amp; How To Get There\">Hours &amp; How To Get There<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-royal-palace-of-madrid\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esmadrid.com\/en\/tourist-information\/royal-palace?utm_referrer=https%3A\/\/www.shmadrid.es\/blog\/es\/cambio-guardia-palacio-real-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Royal Palace Of Madrid<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_6707\" style=\"width: 340px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/royal-palace-1876479__480.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6707\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-6707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/royal-palace-1876479__480-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/royal-palace-1876479__480-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/royal-palace-1876479__480.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"en\"><strong>The Royal Palace of Madrid<\/strong> was built by order of King Felipe V in 1738 through the work of architect Filippo Juvara and, after his death, his successor Juan Bautista Sachetti, with the participation of other renowned architects such as Ventura Rodr\u00edguez and Francesco Sabatini with the aim of being the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/palaces-in-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">residence<\/a> of future Spanish monarchs. The first monarch to settle in the <strong>Royal Palace<\/strong> was Carlos III, and Manuel Aza\u00f1a, president of the Second Spanish Republic (1931-39), was the last Head of State, monarch or non-monarch, to live in this building. The <b>Zarzuela Palace <\/b>now has the honor of\u00a0being the residence of the monarchy, currently King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, since its reestablishment in the 1960s. This palace, one of the largest in the world, was declared a\u00a0<strong>Historical Heritage of Spain<\/strong> and an <strong>Asset of Cultural Interest<\/strong> in 1931 (the same year King Alfonso XIII abdicated and formally established the Second Spanish Republic), and is currently used for the celebration of state ceremonies and solemn acts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"changing-of-the-guard\"><\/span>Changing Of The Guard<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_6708\" style=\"width: 340px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/8632153794_d68dbdddd0_c.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6708\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-6708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/8632153794_d68dbdddd0_c-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/8632153794_d68dbdddd0_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/8632153794_d68dbdddd0_c-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/8632153794_d68dbdddd0_c.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6708\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Contando Estrelas on VisualHunt \/ CC BY-SA<\/p><\/div>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"en\"><strong>The changing of the guard at the Royal Palace<\/strong> has become one of the most viewed spectacles in the city, receiving a large number of visitors for more than a decade. This is made in the image and likeness that was done daily in the days of Alfonso XIII and monarchs before him. More than 400 people and 100 horses are responsible for staging this show every first Wednesday of the month, where stands are installed on the premises of the site and where spearmen and halberdiers, military and artillery pieces with ammunition checks to interpret this relief of the guard. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/noches-del-botanico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Music Unit<\/a> is responsible for initiating the <strong>Changing of the Royal Guard<\/strong> at noon, while the incoming guard waits with the gun on his shoulder to the outgoing guard, all dressed in uniform to perform the relay. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"en\">Meanwhile, every Wednesday, at <strong>Puerta del Pr\u00edncipe<\/strong>, the sentries of the palace, two on foot and two on horseback, dressed in gala uniforms similar to those used by the Spanish army during the reign of Alfonso XIII, carry out the change every 30 minutes with drummers performing military marches and following the orders and regulatory voices. The <strong>changing of the guard<\/strong> has become one of the most popular activities that is seen by tourists who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/5-tips-for-travel-in-europe-with-elderly-people-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">travel to Madrid<\/a>, both national and foreign, thus becoming an important attraction for the city in recent years, where The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensa.gob.es\/guardiareal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Royal Guard<\/strong><\/a>, one of the oldest security forces in Europe originating in the fifteenth century through the <strong>Corps of the Royal Alabardero Guards<\/strong>, perform this historic spectacle of the <strong>Royal Palace of Madrid<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/districts-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The districts of Madrid<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"hours-how-to-get-there\"><\/span>Hours &amp; How To Get There<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_6710\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/6907971252_bef7b800dc_c.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6710\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/6907971252_bef7b800dc_c-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/6907971252_bef7b800dc_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/6907971252_bef7b800dc_c-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/6907971252_bef7b800dc_c.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Contando Estrelas on VisualHunt \/ CC BY-SA<\/p><\/div>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"en\">The event takes place on the first Wednesday of every month at noon and the show lasts about 50 minutes with free admission and is held in the <strong>Plaza de la Armer\u00eda at the Royal Palace<\/strong>, with access from <strong>Puerta de Santiago<\/strong>. During the months of January, August, and September, the event is not held. Another ceremony of the same is carried out every Wednesday from 11:00 to 14:00 in the afternoon with changes every 30 minutes approximately, while in July, August, and September, the schedule is 10:00 at 12:00 noon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"en\">The <strong>Royal Palace<\/strong> is located in downtown Madrid on Calle de Bail\u00e9n, not far from the <strong>Plaza Mayor<\/strong> and <strong>Plaza de Espa\u00f1a<\/strong>. You can get there via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/transport-in-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">public transport<\/a> at Principe P\u00edo, Lines 6 and 10, and at Opera, on Lines 2 and 5 of the Madrid metro.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-small\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span lang=\"en\">Have you seen the changing of the guard in the Royal Palace? 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