Goyeneche Palace, Nuevo Baztán
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The Goyeneche Palace in Nuevo Baztán
, Community of Madrid, Spain, is an eighteenth-century palace with a linked church. It was designed by José de Churriguera, an architect known for a profusely decorated style known as Churrigueresque
. The church's interior is an example of this style.
The building is one of a number of palaces in Spain and Peru which are associated with the Goyeneche family. Nuevo Baztán was built as a model village
by Juan de Goyeneche (1656–1735) to accommodate industrial and agricultural projects. The palace has extensive cellars for storage purposes.
along with two squares which form their setting.
In 2007 it was reported that the palace was in a poor state of conservation. There have been proposals to restore the building for use as an art gallery. The project is a collaboration between the Community of Madrid and the art-collector Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza
who has indicated her willingness to provide it with items from her private collection on long-term loan.
Nuevo Baztán
Nuevo Baztán is a municipality southeast of Madrid, near Alcalá de Henares, Spain. It consists of a small historic centre and modern housing estates. The historic centre was designed as an industrial and housing complex laid out on a grid plan...
, Community of Madrid, Spain, is an eighteenth-century palace with a linked church. It was designed by José de Churriguera, an architect known for a profusely decorated style known as Churrigueresque
Churrigueresque
Churrigueresque refers to a Spanish Baroque style of elaborate sculptural architectural ornament which emerged as a manner of stucco decoration in Spain in the late 17th century and was used up to about 1750, marked by extreme, expressive and florid decorative detailing, normally found above the...
. The church's interior is an example of this style.
The building is one of a number of palaces in Spain and Peru which are associated with the Goyeneche family. Nuevo Baztán was built as a model village
Model village
A model village is a type of mostly self-contained community, in most cases built from the late eighteenth century onwards by industrialists to house their workers...
by Juan de Goyeneche (1656–1735) to accommodate industrial and agricultural projects. The palace has extensive cellars for storage purposes.
Conservation
Since the 1940s the palace and church have been protected for their historical interest. They are currently listed as a Bien de Interés CulturalBien de Interés Cultural
A Bien de Interés Cultural is a category of the Spanish heritage register. This category dates from 1985 when it replaced the former heritage category of Monumento nacional in order to extend protection to a wider range of cultural property...
along with two squares which form their setting.
In 2007 it was reported that the palace was in a poor state of conservation. There have been proposals to restore the building for use as an art gallery. The project is a collaboration between the Community of Madrid and the art-collector Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza
Carmen Cervera
María del Carmen Rosario Soledad Cervera y Fernández de la Guerra, Dowager Baroness Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva , daughter of Enrique Cervera y Manent and wife...
who has indicated her willingness to provide it with items from her private collection on long-term loan.