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15-411: The palace began as a royal hunting lodge on the hill of El Pardo. It became an alternative residence of the kings of Spain until the reign of King Alfonso XII , who died in the palace in 1885. King Henry III of Castile ordered the building of a small castle in 1406, on Mount El Pardo, because of its abundant game. In the 1540s, on the orders of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor , it was transformed into

30-414: A hayloft on their first (i.e. upper) floor and a pitching door at the front. Doors and windows were symmetrically arranged. Their interiors were divided into stalls and usually included a large stall for a foaling mare or sick horse. The floors were cobbled (or, later, bricked) and featured drainage channels. An outside stone stairway constructed against the side of the building was common for reaching

45-425: A deliberate use of wood or other natural materials. A Jagdschloss could also be very lavishly furnished, but unlike a Lustschloss , timber-framed buildings or log cabins were not uncommon. Only a few imposing stone buildings have survived, which colours the general understanding of what a Jagdschloss is today. A Jagdschloss often had stables and other outbuildings used to house hunting equipment, coaches and

60-445: A number of frescoes. Philip V lived there for three months a year during the winter, and altered the palace to accommodate the court. King Charles III of Spain renovated the building in the 18th century, appointing his architect Francesco Sabatini to undertake the job and add additional courtyards. The interior decoration includes a ceiling frescoed by Gaspar Becerra , and paintings by Vincenzo Carducci and Cabrera. In 1739

75-441: A palace by the architect Luis de Vega , who built a small, traditional alcázar with a moat. The palace was completed by Philip II , who introduced Flemish-style slate roofs. On 13 March 1604, a massive fire destroyed many of the paintings the palace housed, including masterpieces by Titian . Phillip III entrusted the rebuilding of the palace to Francisco de Mora . Philip continued his father's decorative ideas, commissioning

90-679: A small building housing one or two animals to facilities at agricultural shows or race tracks that can house hundreds of animals. The stable is typically historically the second-oldest building type on the farm. The world's oldest horse stables were discovered in the ancient city of Pi-Ramesses in Qantir , in Ancient Egypt , and were established by Ramesses II (c. 1304–1213 BC). These stables covered approximately 182,986 square feet, had floors sloped for drainage, and could contain about 480 horses. Free-standing stables began to be built from

105-476: Is a hunting lodge in German-speaking countries. It is a schloss set in a wildlife park or a hunting area (such as a forest, field or by a lake) that served primarily as accommodation for a ruler or aristocrat and his entourage while hunting in the area. A Jagdschloss was often the venue for a banquet accompanying a hunt, and sometimes it also hosted festivals and other events. The term Jagdschloss

120-490: Is often equated to the Lustschloss or maison de plaisance , particularly as the hunt was also a recreational activity. However, a Lustschloss and Jagdschloss differ in function as well as architecture. The layout and furnishing of a Lustschloss is unconstrained, while that of a Jagdschloss is always related to hunting: the walls may be adorned with antlers and other trophies, with scenes of hunting, and also by

135-476: The 16th century. They were well built and placed near the house because these animals were highly valued and carefully maintained. They were once vital to the economy and an indicator of their owners' position in the community. Relatively few examples survive of complete interiors (i.e. with stalls, mangers and feed racks) from the mid-19th century or earlier. Traditionally, stables in Great Britain had

150-677: The American-style barn , for instance, is a large barn with a door at each end and individual stalls inside or free-standing stables with top and bottom-opening doors. The term "stable" is additionally utilised to denote a collection of animals under the care of a single owner, irrespective of their housing or whereabouts. The exterior design of a stable can vary widely, based on climate, building materials, historical period and cultural styles of architecture. A wide range of building materials can be used, including masonry (bricks or stone), wood and steel. Stables also range widely in size, from

165-710: The building has been used as a residence for visiting heads of state . When not in use by guests, it is open to the public. Objects on display include tapestries made by the Royal Factory of Santa Bárbara in Madrid . Goya was one of the artists who designed tapestries for the palace with dimensions corresponding to specific locations in the building. [REDACTED] Media related to Royal Palace of El Pardo at Wikimedia Commons 40°31′19″N 3°46′28″W  /  40.52194°N 3.77444°W  / 40.52194; -3.77444 Jagdschloss A Jagdschloss

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180-550: The entourage. Larger examples often form self-contained ensembles, while smaller ones, known as Jagdhäuser , were often built within larger complexes such as castle parks and gardens, within range of the Residenz of the owner. Stable A stable is a building in which livestock , especially horses , are kept. It most commonly means a building that is divided into separate stalls for individual animals and livestock. There are many different types of stables in use today;

195-639: The palace hosted talks between the governments of Great Britain and Spain, who eventually agreed to the Convention of Pardo in a bid to avert a war. However, the Convention failed to prevent the War of Jenkins' Ear from breaking out shortly afterwards. Dictator Francisco Franco commandeered the palace as his residence after the Spanish Civil War and lived there until his death. Since 1983,

210-448: The same person or organisation. For example, art galleries typically refer to the artists they represent as their stable of artists. Analogously, car enthusiast magazines sometimes speak of collectible cars in this way, referring to the cars in a collector's stable (most especially when the metaphor can play on the word association of pony cars ). Historically, the headquarters of a unit of cavalry , not simply their horses' accommodation,

225-456: The upper level. For horses, stables are often part of a larger complex which includes trainers, vets and farriers . The word stable is also used metonymically to refer to the collection of horses that the building contains (for example, the college's stable includes a wide variety of breeds ) and even, by extension, metaphorically to refer to a group of people—often (but not exclusively) athletes—trained, coached, supervised or managed by

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