Capilla y arquitectura del palacio

The palace was designed to collect a large part of the artistic and scientific collections of the Infante Don Luis. Therefore, its distribution imported from France, expands the intimate spaces that allow the creation of cabinets. The vestibule is divided into three sections by granite columns supporting a pointed vault, with a niche on each side. In front is the monumental staircase, once decorated with statues and vases. On the first floor were the antechamber with portraits of philosophers and scientists, the library, the natural history cabinet, the painting cabinets, and the tapestry rooms, some of which were from Brussels. Some of the locks came from England and were made of brass. Behind the staircase are the wine cellar, the dining room, and the kitchen. The rooms closest to the gardens were probably the salons. The rooms are on the second floor. The rooms of D. Luis face the patio and those of Maria Teresa face the main façade. Between the two was the oratory, where we are now, a circular room crowned by a dome lit by a lantern and decorated by a base with Corinthian pilasters and a frieze with drips. The floor is made of star-shaped parquet and is the only original floor we can enjoy in the palace. In its decoration, it had a neoclassical Versailles temple to house the tabernacle; piece that today, we can see in the parish of Our Lady of the Assumption in Arenas. The couple had access from their quarters to attend daily Mass. The children's rooms faced the north façade. The closest servants were housed on the second floor, where they had rooms, kitchens, and dining rooms. The walls of the palace were soberly decorated with pilasters and Corinthian columns as they housed paintings and tapestries.