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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. It has been the backdrop for significant historical events and has been home to twenty ...
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.
Coca Castle stands on the outskirts of the town of Coca, about 45 kilometers (30 miles) to the north of Segovia. [4] It is one of the few Spanish castles that have not been constructed on hilltops, having been built at the edge of a plain, overlooking a meander of the River Voltoya, a tributary of River Eresma.
The main altarpiece of the cathedral of Segovia, which occupies the High Altar, is a set of marbles of different colors and bronzes that recreate a neoclassical structure. On a plinth covered with black marble veined in white, there is a pedestal, on which rises an altarpiece formed by two bodies of different heights.
The Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso (Spanish: Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso), known as La Granja, is an early 18th-century palace in the small town of San Ildefonso, located in the hills near Segovia and 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Madrid, within the Province of Segovia in central Spain.
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 Aqueduct of Segovia (Spanish: Acueducto de Segovia) is a Roman aqueduct in Segovia, Spain.It was built around the first century AD to channel water from springs in the mountains 17 kilometres (11 mi) away to the city's fountains, public baths and private houses, and was in use until 1973.
During the Middle Ages when in the Kingdom of Castile, the alcázar of Segovia was the favorite residence of the Castilian monarchs, and almost each successive king added new parts to the building, transforming the original fortress into a courtier residence and prolonging the construction of the castle until the 16th century, when king Philip ...