Palacio in Madrid, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

Juan Bautista Sachetti

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 18, 2022

1. Juan Bautista Sachetti Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

En torno a este lugar estuvo la Casa del Tesoro donde vivió y murió en 1784 Juan Bautista Sachetti principal arquitecto del Palacio Real de Madrid

(English translation:)

Near this location was the Casa del Tesoro, where Juan Bautista Sachetti, the main architect of the Royal Palace of Madrid lived, and died in 1784.

Erected 1991 by Ayuntamiento de Madrid.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the City of Madrid - "Yellow Diamond" series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 26, 1736.

Location. 40° 25.063′ N, 3° 42.689′ W. Marker is in Madrid. It is in Palacio. It is on Plaza de Oriente. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Plaza de Oriente 2, Madrid 28013, Spain. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in the European Union,

in Atlantic Europe,

on the Iberian Peninsula,

in the Schengen Area,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

a Spanish colony,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Juan Gómez de Mora (a few steps from this marker); José del Castillo (within shouting distance of this marker); Puerta de Valnadú / Valnadú Gate (within shouting distance of this

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marker); Diego Velázquez (1599 - 1660) (within shouting distance of this marker); La Estatua Ecuestre de Felipe IV / Equestrian Statue of Philip IV (within shouting distance of this marker); Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan / San Juan Parish Church (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Julian Gayarre (about 90 meters away); José Cubiles (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madrid.

Also see . . . Juan Bautista Sachetti (Memoria de Madrid, in Spanish).

Excerpt: "Sachetti was a man of exceptional ability, born on March 17, 1690 in a room of the Savoy residence in Turin, a city where he developed professionally, being a disciple of Juvarra, the architect of the first Madrid Royal Palace project. Queen Isabel de Farnesio, faced with the sudden death of her architect, Juvarra, commissioned the Spanish ambassador to bring to Spain his most outstanding disciple from Turin, Giovanni Battista Sachetti, who arrived in the company of his brother Carlos, a military architect, on the 26th of April 1736, since he was going to be the general manager of the works.

(Submitted on July 3, 2022.)

Juan Bautista Sachetti Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 18, 2022

2. Juan Bautista Sachetti Marker - wide view

<i>Madrid - Palacio Real</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by "Grafos" Madrid, circa 1910

3. Madrid - Palacio Real

Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 256 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 3, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.