Alcázar of Seville
Item
- Title
- Alcázar of Seville
- Alternative Title
- Reales Alcázares de Sevilla
- City
- Seville, Seville, Spain
- Address
- Andalusia
- near Calle de Miguel de Mañara
- GPS
- 31.3925
- Location
- Spain
- Building Creation Date
- 1364-1540 (alteration)
- begun 913 (creation)
- Century
- 10th century
- 14th century
- 15th century
- 16th century
- Description
- 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.
- Classification
- Architectural Documentation
- Documentation Type
- plans
- Style/Period
- Almohad
- Gothic (Medieval)
- Mudéjar
- Umayyad
- Cultural Context
- Islamic
- Spanish
- Subject
- architecture
- rulers and leaders
- Andalusian
- Reconquista
- Kingdom of Castile
- Habsburgs
- Source
- Uhde, Constantin. Baudenkmaeler in Spanien und Portugal. Berlin: E. Wasmuth, 1892, plate 6.
- Access Rights
- Public Domain
- Item sets
- Architecture Illustrations
“Alcázar of Seville”, Texas Tech Arch Design Images -- Open Access Collections, accessed May 11, 2025, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/openarch/item/18910