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Creation Year
1974
Image ID
CR.012
Alternate Identifier
B49.093
Subcollection
CR: Southeast Spain
Abstract
A view from the Patio de las Doncellas or the “Courtyard of the Maidens” in the Alcazar. As is clear from this example of mudejar architecture, the fact that it is made for Christian patrons does not distance it from the Andalusian tradition of architecture in any way. –SK
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 March 5th, 1974. Photograph processed June 1974. Formerly catalogued as B49.093, CR.019. Notes written on the slide or index: Alcazar, Seville.
Image Format
Article
Geographic Reference
Seville, Spain
Keywords
Almohad, Twelfth Century, Mudejar, Stone, Masonry, Palace, Arches, Pointed Arches, Stone Carving, Carving, Courtyard
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