Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso

Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso
Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso
General information
Architectural style	Rococo
Location	Real Sitio de San Ildefonso (Segovia), Spain
Construction started	1721
Opened	Exclusive property for the monarch: 1724
Management	Patrimonio Nacional
Technical details
Size	25,000 square metres (270,000 sq ft)
Grounds	146 hectares (360 acres) of gardens
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Teodoro Ardemans
Spanish Cultural Heritage
Official name	Palacio de San Ildefonso con sus dependencias y Jardines
Type	Non-movable
Criteria	Monument
Designated	11 August 1925
Reference no.	RI-51-0000314
Spanish Cultural Heritage
Official name	Jardines del Palacio de San Ildefonso
Type	Non-movable
Criteria	Historic Garden
Designated	3 June 1931
Reference no.	RI-52-0000002

The Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso (Spanish: Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso), known as La Granja, is an early 18th-century palace in the small town of San Ildefonso, located in the hills near Segovia and 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Madrid, within the Province of Segovia in central Spain.

It became the summer residence of the Kings of Spain from the 1720s during the reign of King Felipe V. The palace is in a restrained Baroque style, surrounded by extensive gardens in the formal Jardin à la française style with sculptural fountains. It is now open to the public as a museum.