The Archiepiscopal Palace of Alcala de Henares is a historic palace in Alcala de Henares, in the Community of Madrid, Spain, within a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Archbishop Rodrigo Ximenez de Rada commissioned it in 1209 as a Mudejar fortress and occasional residence for the archbishops of Toledo. The palace hosted major events over the centuries, including the first meeting between the Catholic Monarchs and Christopher Columbus in 1486, and it later held the Central General Archive from 1858 until a fire on August 11, 1939, during the Spanish Civil War destroyed about two thirds of the building, damage that was never restored. Since 1991 it has served as the seat of the Bishopric of Alcala de Henares and houses an Antiquarium museum displaying partial reconstructions of the lost architectural elements. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Building Type LocationSourced to the subject's own accountAlcalá de Henares, Spain 2 Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account Classification
Standing Status Building Type
Building Type (category) Connections
Has Building Type
Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, located there.
Sources
1. Archiepiscopal Palace of Alcala de Henares (Wikipedia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archiepiscopal_Palace_of_Alcalá_de_Henares, lead definition
The Archiepiscopal Palace of Alcalá de Henares (Spanish: Palacio Arzobispal de Alcalá de Henares) is a palace located in Alcalá de Henares, in the Community of Madrid, Spain.
Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
The Archiepiscopal Palace of Alcala de Henares is a historic palace in Alcala de Henares, in the Community of Madrid, Spain, within a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Archbishop Rodrigo Ximenez de Rada commissioned it in 1209 as a Mudejar fortress and occasional residence for the archbishops of Toledo. The palace hosted major events over the centuries, including the first meeting between the Catholic Monarchs and Christopher Columbus in 1486, and it later held the Central General Archive from 1858 until a fire on August 11, 1939, during the Spanish Civil War destroyed about two thirds of the building, damage that was never restored. Since 1991 it has served as the seat of the Bishopric of Alcala de Henares and houses an Antiquarium museum displaying partial reconstructions of the lost architectural elements.
Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Palace)
The Archiepiscopal Palace of Alcalá de Henares (Spanish: Palacio Arzobispal de Alcalá de Henares) is a palace located in Alcalá de Henares, in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is now home to the Diocese of Alcalá de Henares. It is located in the Plaza del Palacio and this form part of the monumental set declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The building complex dates from 1209. Two thirds were
View the Source2. Archiepiscopal Palace of Alcala de Henares (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1209)
Wikidata item Q4785589, property P571: 1209
Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Wikidata item Q4785589, property P131/P17 (location): Alcalá de Henares, Spain
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