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General Info
Audience: families with children aged 6 to 12
Day and time: Sundays at 11:00 AM
Dates 2027:
- April: 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th
- May: 9th, 23rd, and 30th
- June: 6th and 13th
Capacity: maximum 20 participants including adults and children
PRICE:
- Family group of 2 members: €12
- Family group of 3 members: €16
- Family group of 4 members: €20
- Family group of 5 members: €20
Location: Royal Palace of Aranjuez
Access: façade of the Royal Palace at Plaza de Parejas (next to the entrance gate to the Palace)
Accessibility: accessible venue for people with reduced mobility
Description
In this activity dedicated to Philip II, we will discover as a family the history of the Royal Palace of Aranjuez and the monarch's role in its origin. We will see how the palace and its gardens were conceived during the Habsburg era: a spring residence surrounded by nature, which was transformed over the course of the centuries.
After touring the palace rooms, we will move on to the creative workshop. As a team and using various materials, we will build a diorama of a section of the palace and the so-called "secret garden of Philip II."
Children will become Juan Bautista de Toledo and Juan de Herrera, the king's architects. Their challenge will be to convince the monarch that their design is the most impressive in Europe. In doing so, we will understand how architecture, symmetry, and landscape were used as symbols of royal power, from the 16th century until the arrival of the Bourbons.
This activity is part of the commemoration of the 5th centennial of the birth of Philip II.
In collaboration with the ADEY Foundation.
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