The stables are part of a group of auxiliary buildings that served the Vista Alegre Historic Gardens during the reign of Maria Cristina. The stable building, inventoried by Pascual and Colomer, served as a backdrop for the entrance to the Queen's Palace, closing the view and providing a stage for sheltering horses and carriages.
Before the restoration, the building, a victim of the passage of time and its constant changes in equipment, had undergone many transformations in its openings and façade materials. The building, which had been greatly distorted from the inventoried plans, had lost its neoclassical character, a building with thermal references that echoed the aesthetics of the Queen's Stove.
To restore it to its original splendor, the wiring was removed, and the cementitious plaster and single-layer plaster covering the façade were chipped away through archaeological excavation, returning it to its original lime-finished plaster. Sgraffito was used to highlight the quadrangular ornamentation and the original thermal window formation over the openings in the end sections. A second phase of work will complete the restoration of the building's splendor in the future.
The restoration was promoted by the General Directorate of Heritage and Contracting, Ministry of Finance and Public Service, Community of Madrid


Year: 2019
Architect and construction monitoring: Carmen Bueno
Technical architect: Paloma Bel
Technical supervision of the Community of Madrid: Beatriz Rozano
Construction Company: TRAGSA. Ana Belén Gea Gil (Site Manager) Desiré García Prada (Tragsa Site Technician)
Plastering company: Julio Barbero
Restorer: Carla Olivé
Archaeological monitoring: María José Mendoza and Juan José Cano, Reno Archaeologists