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Torre de la Cautiva: one of several similar tower-residences, with other examples including the Torre de las Infantas and the Peinador de la Reina; Generalife: a country palace, originally linked to the Alhambra by a covered walkway across the ravine that divides them; Madrasa of Granada: prayer hall preserved inside a later Spanish Baroque ...
The fortress is rectangular in shape, with two towers. Its keep (Spanish: Torre del homenaje, 15th century) is considered amongst the largest of al-Andalus, with the exception of the Comares Tower of the Alhambra. It is surmounted by a Catholic bell tower/chapel (Templete del Papabellotas) added in 1582.
La Mota Castle (Castillo de la Mota, Castillo de Santa Cruz de la Mota [2] [3] or Castillo del Santo Christo de la Mota [4]) is an old fortress in San Sebastian, Spain.. The castle's primary defences were its strategic placement on the hilltop of Mount Urgull (Monte Orgullo), its thick walls (with access at three points, including to the keep, using drawbridges) [1] and, over time, its ...
During the Peninsular War (1805-1813) the citadel was successfully stormed by allied-British, Spanish & Portuguese forces under the command of the Duke of Wellington. As a result, the Napoleonic hold on Western Spain was significantly weakened, and the Storming of the Alcazaba became part of Wellington's growing reputation for success in battle.
The Castle of La Mota or Castillo de La Mota is a medieval fortress in the town of Medina del Campo, province of Valladolid, Spain. It is so named because of its location on an elevated hill, a mota (in Spanish), from where it dominates the town and surrounding land. The adjacent town came to be surrounded by an expanding series of walls in ...
Espantaperros Tower and Adarve Alcazaba of Badajoz at dusk Exteriors of the Alcazaba-Castle of Badajoz. The city of Badajoz, specifically the oldest area, located in the highest part of the promontory called Cerro de la Muela, was protected by an enclosure built during the Islamic period, with its fortress known as the Alcazaba.
The Alcazaba (Spanish: [alkaˈθaβa, alkaˈsaβa]; from Arabic: القَصَبَة, romanized: al-qaṣabah, pronounced [alˈqasˤaba]; lit. ' citadel ') is a palatial fortification in Málaga, Spain, built during the period of Muslim-ruled Al-Andalus. The current complex was begun in the 11th century and was modified or rebuilt multiple times ...
A mole at Bastia in Corsica. A mole is a massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater, or a causeway separating two bodies of water. A mole may have a wooden structure built on top of it that resembles a wooden pier. The defining feature of a mole, however, is that water cannot freely flow underneath it, unlike a true pier.