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Etching of the Alcázar of Segovia ( c. 1842) by José María Avrial y Flores . In 1896, King Alfonso XIII ordered the Alcázar to be handed over to the Ministry of War as a military college. [citation needed] The Board of Trustees of the Alcázar of Segovia was created by the Decree of the Presidency of the Government, on 18 January 1951.
Dating back to the early 12th century, the Alcázar of Segovia is one of the most distinctive medieval castles in Europe. Disney was inspired by this site in building Cinderella's castle. The castles in Spain were built mainly for the country's defense, particularly with respect to fortification.
The Alcázar of Segovia, which dates back to the early 12th century, is one of the most famous medieval castles in the world and one of the most visited monuments in Spain A view of the Patio de las doncellas, a ṣaḥn within the Alcázar of Seville [1]
Royal Alcázar of Segovia, administered by the Patronato del Alcázar de Segovia; Palace of Albéniz (the King's official residence in Catalonia) in the city of Barcelona, under the care of Generalitat of Catalonia. Marivent Palace (the King's summer residence) in Palma de Mallorca, under the care of Government of the Balearic Islands.
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]
Alcazar of Seville: mostly rebuilt under Christian rule but in Moorish style, with the help of craftsmen from Granada [27] Walls of Seville; Buhaira Gardens: former Almohad palace and garden; Church of San Salvador: preserves traces of the former Mosque of Ibn Adabbas on this site, the first city's first great mosque [28] [27]: 21 Tarifa
Segovia (/ s ɪ ˈ ɡ oʊ v i ə / sig-OH-vee-ə, [2] US also / s eɪ ˈ-/ say-GOH-, [3] Spanish: [seˈɣoβja] ⓘ) is a city in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain.It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Segovia.
The walls of Segovia (Spanish: Murallas de Segovia) are the remains of the medieval city walls surrounding Segovia in Castile and León, Spain.. The walls of the Castilian city of Segovia complete a circuit of about 2,250 metres (7,380 ft) in length, with an average height of 9 metres (30 ft) and an average thickness of 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in).