CR.009 Seville Alcazar

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Creator

Denis Baly

Creation Year

1963

Image ID

CR.009

Alternate Identifier

B49.090

Subcollection

CR: Southeast Spain

Description

The Alcazar of Seville (derived from the Arabic al-Qasr), was built in Almohad times before the Christians conquered the city and the Castilian kings, especially Pedro I (also known as ‘Peter the Cruel’), gave it the form that it has now. The Alcazar is thus an example of mudejar architecture, or Christian architecture constructed in the Moorish style by Andalusian craftsmen. For the Alcazar, craftsmen were brought in particular from Toledo or Granada. –SK

Image Notes

Photograph created 1963. Photograph processed September 1963. Formerly catalogued as B49.090, BV.086, CR.016. Notes written on the slide or index: Seville - Alcazar.

Image Format

Article

Geographic Reference

Seville, Spain