希惜 | Jan 13, 2016

Walking through Calle Mayor from Plaza Mayor towards the Royal Palace, you pass Plaza de la villa on your left hand side. We found it worthwhile to enter the plaza, where we admired some of the oldest buildings of Madrid. One of these beautiful buildings is Casa Cisnero. It is built in 1537 by Benito Jiménez de Cisneros, the nephew of Cardinal Cisneros. He named the house in honour of the Carndinal, who founded the University of Alcalá. The front of Casa de Cisneros is in beautiful Plateresque decorative design. Plata means silver in Spanish and is a style from the late Gothic period of Castile. This is what makes Casa de Cisneros almost unique in Madrid. Around 1590 the house was used as a prison by King Philip II and later it was occupied by famous statesman. When the city of Madrid acquired ownership at the beginning of the 20th century, the house was integrated in the adjacent Casa de la Villa, which is the former old town hall. At that time the architects Bellido and Gonzalez restored the building and connected it to the Casa de la Villa by creating an arched passageway. Also take a look at the fine statue of Álvaro de Bazán standing on a white pedestal in the middle of of Plaza de la Villa, surrounded by a wonderful arranged flower bed.

Gonzalo DAB | May 15, 2018

El olor a colibrí mojado que inunda tus fosas nasales es majestuoso.

Ilario Bonomi | Jan 13, 2018

Promette assai bene questo palazzo di origine rinascimentale (ma ricostruito nel 1915), ma purtroppo è sede di uffici pubblici e pertanto non si può accedere all'interno per vedere lo scalone che tutte le guide descrivono come estremamente interessante.

José Julio Melgares | Feb 15, 2018

Mansión nobiliaria de estilo plateresco construida en 1537, por tanto una de las más antiguas de Madrid. Recibe el nombre de Cisneros porque fue mandada construir por Benito Jiménez de Cisneros, sobrino del cardenal Cisneros. En esta casa nació el Conde de Romanones y murió el General Ramón María Narváez, quien presidió varias veces del Consejo de Ministros de España. Aquí estuvo preso Antonio Pérez, secretario de Felipe II, por su implicación en el asesinato de Juan de Escobedo, secretario de Juan de Austria.

House Housines | Mar 4, 2018

Casa-Palacio, estilo plateresco del año 1537. Muy bonita.

Doncelador | Jul 14, 2018

Data de 1537, mandada construir por el sobrino del cardenal Cisneros, es de estilo plateresco de los más importantes que posee Madrid, destaca la torre que domina la plaza. En su interior se pueden contemplar lienzos, grabados, planos de Madrid, tapices etc. Como anécdota decir que sirvió de prisión al secretario de Felipe II.