Casa de Cisneros

The Casa Cisneros is a Plateresque-style palace on the Plaza de la Villa in Madrid, built in 1537. Named after Benito Jiménez de Cisneros, an architect and nephew of Cardinal Cisneros, the building was taken over by the City of Madrid in 1909 and integrated into the Casa de la Villa. The restoration between 1910 and 1914 followed the original plans and was carried out by the architect Antonio Bellido y Gonzánlez, who also designed the passageway to the old town hall. Especially notable is the facade on Calle Sacramento, which was once the main entrance. Historically, the house is known as a possible place of imprisonment for the royal secretary Antonio Pérez and as the birthplace of the Count of Romanones.