The Osuna Palace in AranjuezThe Osuna Palace in Aranjuez is a neoclassical building that was built
The Osuna Palace in Aranjuez The Osuna Palace in Aranjuez is a neoclassical building that was built in 1751 for Italian artist Carlo Maria Michelangelo Nicola Broschi. He was better known under his stage name Farinelli. The palace was built by the architect Giacomo Bonavia who also created the royal palace ‘Palacio Real de Aranjuez’. After Farinelli’s banishment from the Spanish court the building became the property of the Crown for twenty years. Then it was aquired byt the IX duke of Osuna. It remained in the hands of the dukes of Osuna until Mariano Téllez-Girón, XII Duke of Osuna, who doomed to ruin, had to sell it.In May 2018 there was a huge fire at the palace. The intense fire caused the roof to collapse. Eight fire crews were trying to prevent the flames spreading to neighbouring properties. The palace itself was lost.Sources (+ more pictures): X X X -- source link
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