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Remains of the outer wall of the Umayyad Alcazar incorporated into the façade of the Episcopal Palace today. The Alcázar of the Caliphs or Caliphal Alcázar, also known as the Umayyad Alcázar [1] and the Andalusian Alcazar of Cordoba, [2] was a fortress-palace located in Córdoba, in present-day Spain.
As with most palaces of the period, the Casa de Pilatos also has a chapel, designed in a fusion of the Gothic and Mudéjar styles, with antique decor and numerous manuscripts. The Casa de Pilatos is considered one of the finest examples of Andalusian architecture of 16th-century Seville. The house is open to the public year-round.
It has long been customary to decorate houses and palaces with large open spaces and gardens dominated by fragrant flowers, fountains, canals, wells, ponds, [2] frescoes with mythological scenes, and marble medallions (on walls), forming ornate but harmonious shapes with the intention to represent the Garden of the Paradise as imagined by the Classical and Muslim architects.
Royal Palace of Madrid Plaza de España, Seville. Spanish architecture refers to architecture in any area of what is now Spain, and by Spanish architects worldwide. The term includes buildings which were constructed within the current borders of Spain prior to its existence as a nation, when the land was called Iberia, Hispania, or was divided between several Christian and Muslim kingdoms.
The Spanish place name Andalucía (immediate source of the English Andalusia) was introduced into the Spanish languages in the 13th century under the form el Andalucía. [29] The name was adopted to refer to those territories still under Moorish rule, and generally south of Castilla Nueva and Valencia , and corresponding with the former Roman ...
At the Alcázar of Seville, a mix of Arabic and Spanish inscriptions uplift the bilingual atmosphere of Mudéjar style Spanish architecture. The palaces's patron, Peter of Castile , was a Christian that embraced the Muslims' taste for beauty in the form of the Islamic decoration, including inscriptions in Arabic, alcázar .
The body image struggle is a common dialogue amongst women. For men, body issues are often a silent battle these males suffer alone. It is a constant challenge but opening up about the personal ...
Following is a list of architects from the country of Spain. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. A–M Vicente Acero (c.1675/1680–1739) Martín de Aldehuela (1729–1802) Martín de Andújar Cantos (born 1602) Juan Bautista Antonelli (1550–1616) Claudio de Arciniega (c ...