Alcázar of Seville

Reales Alcázares de Sevilla

Seville, Seville, Spain

Andalusia

near Calle de Miguel de Mañara

31.3925

Spain

1364-1540 (alteration)

begun 913 (creation)

10th century

14th century

15th century

16th century

ground plan, plans

The Dar al-Imara (913-914), the original nucleus of the Alcázar, was built over the old basilica by the Umayyad ruler Abd al-Rahman III (reigned 912-961) and was enlarged in the 11th century by a series of fortified walls extending towards the west, which resulted in a new palace complex called Alcázar al-Mubarak, or El Bendito. After the Reconquista the Alcázar became the favourite residence of the monarchs of Castile. Peter (Pedro) the Cruel (reigned 1350-1369) substantially rebuilt (1364-1366) the Alcázar using artists from Toledo and Granada and Sevillian Mudéjar craftsmen. The upper levels of the Alcázar are still used by the royal family as the official Seville residence and are administered by the Patrimonio Nacional.

Architectural Documentation

palaces

houses

dwellings

residential structures

official residences

plans

Almohad

Gothic (Medieval)

Mudéjar

Umayyad

Islamic

Spanish

architecture

rulers and leaders

Andalusian

Reconquista

Kingdom of Castile

Habsburgs

Uhde, Constantin. Baudenkmaeler in Spanien und Portugal. Berlin: E. Wasmuth, 1892, plate 6.

Public Domain