The Palace in pictures

Since 1985, Fernán Núñez Palace is the head office of Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles. It was acquired in 1940 by Compañía de los Ferrocarriles del Oeste de España (Railway Company of Western Spain) and in 1941 it became the headquarters of the Board of RENFE following the nationalization of the railway. Currently, it is owned by Adif (Administrator of Railway Infrastructure) and Renfe – Operadora (Renfe-Operator).

In 1790, the first Duke of Fernán Núñez initiated the building of the Palacio in neoclassical style. In the mid-nineteenth century, the Earl of Cervellón, husband of the daughter of the Duke of Fernán Núñez started a remodeling in order to transform the palace in one of Madrid's most outstanding residences. The reform affected mainly inland, where the original building was adapted to the dominant romanticism at the time, and it is the palace that we can visit now.

The two architects responsible for building the palace were, Antonio Lopez Aguado for the first design and construction, and his son Martín López Aguado for remodeling. He remodeled and expanded the original neoclassical building designed by his father, especially in the interior, based on the dominant romanticism at the time. Joaquin Edo del Castillo, was responsible for interior decorating, whose career excelled in the fields of art and theatrical scenery.

The palace is divided into two areas: the noble and the service. The noble part, which is the best preserved, is decorated with a plenty production of carpets and tapestries from the Royal Factory of Santa Barbara, some replicas of cartoons by Goya and inlaid floors and ceilings, crystal chandeliers of Baccarat , silk fabrics, marble, bronze, with a profusion of gilt furniture and other luxury decorations.

Among the most significant areas may include the Patio Palace Receipt with its main staircase, Plaster Hall, the Hall of Lost Steps and the Lodge, the Red Room (main desk office), the Ballroom, Elizabethan Hall, the main dining room and the dining room of Children and Walnut ladder. The garden and greenhouse are also remarkable.