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The Royal Alcazar of Madrid was a palace built by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, (rebuilt by his son, Philip II) and was the main royal residence in Madrid until the Buen Retiro Palace partly superseded it in the 17th century.
Alcazar (group), a Swedish europop/dance music group; Alcazar: The Forgotten Fortress, a 1985 video game; General Alcazar, a fictional character, friend of Tintin; Roberto Alcázar y Pedrín , a Spanish comic from 1940; Teatro Alcázar, a theatre in Madrid, Spain; Alcazar (Paris) (later Alcazar d'Hiver), a café-concert in Paris 1858–1902
In 1163 the caliph Abu Ya'qub Yusuf made the Alcazar his main residence in the region. [9] [11] He further expanded and embellished the palace complex in 1169, adding six new enclosures to the north, south, and west sides of the existing palaces. The works were carried out by architects Ahmad ibn Baso and 'Ali al-Ghumari. [11]
17th-century painting of the Real Alcázar de Madrid. The southern facade (right) appears in its final 1636 phase by the architect Juan Gómez de Mora.The west facade (left) is from a much older structure, possibly the earliest Muslim castle which formed the basis for the different extensions later undertaken.
The Alcázar of Segovia is a medieval castle located in the city of Segovia, in Castile and León, Spain.It has existed since at least the 12th century, and is one of the most renowned medieval castles globally and one of the most visited landmarks in Spain.
The Alcázar of Toledo Main facade. The Alcázar of Toledo (Spanish: Alcázar de Toledo, IPA: [alˈkaθaɾ ðe toˈleðo]) is a stone fortification located in the highest part of Toledo, Spain.
There's some evidence to support that, said Michael Alcazar, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York. The more Alcazar sees video footage of the ...
The Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera is a former Moorish alcázar, now housing a park, in Jerez de la Frontera, in the South of Spain.It was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931.