Madrid - Las Salesas Reales

Must-see attractions nearby: Royal Palace Prado Museum Queen Sofia Art Centre Plaza Mayor Art Gallery Real Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales National Archeological Museum

The royal couple are buried in the official and rather cold splendor of a tomb by Francisco Gutiérrez, who also created the Fountain of Cybele. Of the original convent there survives only the church. Most of the building was converted into the Palacio de Justicia at the end of the 19th century. This was burned down in 1915 and rebuilt in 1926, at which time the opportunity was taken to give the building its present Neo-Baroque facade facing the Plaza de la Villa de París.