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Magdalena Palace | |
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Palacio de la Magdalena | |
General information | |
Location | Santander (Cantabria). Spain |
Current tenants | Menéndez Pelayo International University |
Owner | City Council of Santander |
Design and construction | |
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Official name | Palacio de la Magdalena y sus Jardínes |
Type | Non-movable |
Criteria | Monument |
Designated | 12 February 1982 |
Reference no. | RI-51-0004592 |
The Palacio de la Magdalena (Spanish for Magdalena Palace) is a palace in Santander (Cantabria), Spain. Its construction was financed by popular subscription and given to the Spanish royal family for use as a summer residence. It was built by architects Javier González Riancho and Gonzalo Bringas Vega between 1909 and 1911. The palace is located at the Magdalena Peninsula in the place where the old Fort of San Salvador de Hano was, which protected the entrance to the bay. Since 1932, it hosts the summer courses of the Menéndez Pelayo International University. In 1977, the City Council of Santander bought back the palace and the peninsula.