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This palace is a part time residence of the Royal Family, and it is the oldest Royal Palace used in Europe. Noteworthy as it is it not mererly a singular palace but a series of palaces, the product of successive reforms that took place since the Arab occupation. Thus these grounds bring together a perfect symbiosis, a succession of architectural styles, from Islamic to Neoclassical, incorporating Mudejar elements, Gothic, Renaissance, Plateresque, Purist, Baroque and Rococo; all contributing to the magnificence of this landmark. They are present at its beautiful gardens, patios, rooms and tapestries.
Este palacio es una residencia de temporada de la Familia Real, siendo el Palacio Real en uso más antiguo de Europa. Lo importante del edificio es que no es un sólo palacio, sino una serie de palacios, producto de las sucesivas reformas que han tenido lugar desde la ocupación musulmana. Aquí tenemos una simbiosis perfecta, una sucesión de estilos arquitectónicos, desde el islámico al neoclásico, incorporando elementos mudéjares, góticos, renacentistas, platerescos, puristas, barrocos y del rococó, todo contribuyendo a la grandeza del Alcázar. Están presentes en sus bonitos jardines, patios, habitaciones y tapices.
Visiting hours - Horario de visitas
Tuesday to Saturday / Martes a sábados: 9:30-17:00
Sunday / Domingo: 9:30-13:30
Price / Precio: 5€
Sevillanos, -12, students and retired: Free
Sevillanos, -12, estudiantes y jubilados: Gratis Leave a Comment Phone: 95 450 23 23Directions: Next to the Cathedral and the Archive of the Indies. Junto a la Catedral y el Archivo de IndiasWebsite: www.patronato-alcazarsevilla.es
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| | | | Alcazar: Inside Royal Fortress - Interior Alcázares | Tip Rating: | | | | |
There are lots of fascinating rooms, corridors and courtyards inside the Fortress. You'll get impressed since you join the palace from the Lion gate. Going straight we arrive to Hunting Courtyard and then to the Mudejar Palace, where there are some of the rooms I show you here (Courtyard of Maidservants, Ceiling Room of Charles V, Ambassadors Room, King's Bedroom, Dolls Courtyard, Ceiling Room of Philip II and Infante's Room) all of them in Mudejar style.
The other parts are the Gothic Palace (where this tapestry is found), the Court Room, the China house and two more courtyards.
Hay muchas estancias, corredores y patios fascinantes dentro del Alcázar. Quedarás impresionado desde que entres al palacio por la Puerta del León. Siguiendo recto llegamos al Patio de la Montería, y después, al Palacio Mudéjar, donde se encuentran algunas de las estancias que muestro aquí (Patio de las Doncellas, Salón del Techo de Carlos V, Salón de Embajadores, Alcoba Real, Patio de las Muñecas, Salón del Techo de Felipe II y Sala de Infantes), todas ellas de estilo mudéjar.
Las otras partes son el Palacio Gótico (donde se encuentra este tapiz), la Sala de Justicia, el Pabellón de la China y dos patios más. Leave a Comment Phone: 95 450 23 23Website: www.patronato-alcazarsevilla.es
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| | | | Alcazar: Alcazar Baths | Tip Rating: | | | | |
The Alcazar famous baths could be found beneath the Palace main structure, next to the gardens. Intrigued about its actual and quite painteresque name (Baños de Doña Maria de Padilla), I performed some research using my old friend Google. It turned out that the baths are named after Doña Maria de Padilla, the "unsolicited" lover of the conqueror of Sevilla, King Pedro I. I took the liberty of quoting a part of the history:
"Pedro I's unrequited and unwelcome passion for Doña Maria Fernandez Coronel, an illustrious noblewoman is well known to Sevillian popular history. After the imprisonment and death of her husband, Don Juan de la Cerda, by order of Pedro I, Doña Maria suffered variously at the hand of the Monarch, sufferings which popular myth have enriched and embellished to her greater virtue. Finally to rid herself definitively of Pedro's unwanted advances, Doña Maria deliberately threw boiling oil over her face, producing a horrible disfigurement."
Sometimes, History could be mush more disturbing than present news... Leave a Comment Phone: 95 450 23 23Website: http://www.aboutsevilla.com/sevilla/history.asp
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