Casa de Cisneros (Madrid)

Casa de Cisneros
La Casa de Cisneros in the Plaza de Villa.
Interactive map of the Casa de Cisneros area
General information
TypePalace
Architectural stylePlateresque
LocationPlaza de la Villa, Madrid, Spain
Opened1537
Renovated1909
Design and construction
ArchitectBenito Jiménez de Cisneros

The Casa Cisneros is a palace located on the Plaza de la Villa in Madrid, Spain. Built in Plateresque style in 1537, at the request of Benito Jiménez de Cisneros, a 16th-century architect and nephew of Cardinal Cisneros (statesman and whose founder of founded the Complutense University), it is named in his honor.

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