Patrimonio Nacional (National Heritage) is a Spanish state agency, under the jurisdiction of the President of the Government, that administers the sites owned by the Spanish state and used by the King of Spain and the Spanish Royal Family as residences and for state ceremonies. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Prime Minister of Spain, (officially the President of the Government, Spanish: Presidente del Gobierno) is the Spanish Head of government The Royal Family of the Kingdom of Spain consists of the direct descendants of the current king Juan Carlos. The Patrimonio Nacional includes palaces, gardens, monasteries and convents, called the Royal sites. A palace is a grand residence especially the home of a Head of state or some other high-ranking Public figure. A garden is a planned space usually outdoors set aside for the display cultivation and enjoyment of Plants and other forms of Nature. This article concerns the buildings occupied by monastics. For the life inside monasteries and its historical roots see Monasticism. A convent is a community of Priests religious brothers religious sisters or Nuns or the building used by the community particularly in the Roman Catholic Church The royal sites ( Spanish: reales sitios) are a set of Palaces monasteries, and Convents built for and under the patronage of the When not in official use, the Royal sites are open to the public.
During the reign of Alfonso XIII, it was known as Patrimonio Real (Royal Heritage).
Patrimonio Nacional organizes temporary exhibitions and concerts in the Royal sites. It also publishes catalogues of the Royal Collections, books on the Royal sites, facsimiles of some of the books held in the library of El Escorial and the Royal Library, visitors guides to the different sites as well as the official photographs of the King of Spain. El Escorial is one of the Spanish royal sites and functions as a monastery royal palace museum and school It also publishes a quarterly magazine, Reales Sitios, about the art collections and cultural history of the Royal sites.
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External links
- Official webpage (Spanish) (English)
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