Palacio de las Cortes, Madrid

Palacio de las Cortes
Main façade
General information
Architectural styleNeoclassical
LocationMadrid, Spain
Construction started1843 (1843)
Completed1850 (1850)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Narciso Pascual Colomer

The Palace of the Cortes (in Spanish: Palacio de las Cortes), also known as the Palace of the Congress of Deputies, is the building that houses the Congress of Deputies, one of the two chambers of the Cortes Generales, the Spanish Parliament. It is located in Plaza de las Cortes in Madrid, between Zorrilla Street and Carrera de San Jerónimo, a short distance from Paseo del Prado. It is one of the emblematic buildings of 19th-century Madrid, built in a neoclassical style.

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