The Royal Palace of El Pardo (Spanish: Palacio Real de El Pardo) is a historical building near Madrid, Spain, in the present-day district of Fuencarral-El Pardo. Owned by the Spanish state and administered by the Patrimonio Nacional agency, the palace began as a hunting lodge.
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