Royal Tapestry Factory
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| Royal Tapestry Factory | |
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| Native name Spanish: Real Fábrica de Tapices |
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| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Coordinates | 40°24′22″N 3°40′57″W / 40.406069°N 3.682483°WCoordinates: 40°24′22″N 3°40′57″W / 40.406069°N 3.682483°W |
| Official name: Real Fábrica de Tapices | |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 2006[1] |
| Reference No. | RI-51-0011608 |
 Location of Royal Tapestry Factory in Spain
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The Royal Tapestry Factory (Spanish: Real Fábrica de Tapices de Santa Bárbara) is a manufacturing plant located in Madrid, Spain.
The factory was founded by Philip V after Spain lost its Belgian territories, and their tapestry workshops, as a result of the Peace of Utrecht. The project was one of a number of mercantilist initiatives undertaken in the eighteenth century in the Madrid area to supply luxury goods.
While still in his 20's the painter Francisco Goya was commissioned to provide a number of designs for tapestries to hang in the San Lorenzo de El Escorial and El Pardo palaces.
The factory still produces traditional tapestries and carpets. The building dates from the nineteenth century and is itself is of historical interest. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 2006.[1]
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- ^ a b Database of protected buildings (movable and non-movable) of the Ministry of Culture of Spain (Spanish).
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