Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 13: Alcázar of Seville
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Collection:
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Archivision Base to Module 13
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Preferred Title:
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Alcázar of Seville
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Alternate Title:
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Reales Alcázares de Sevilla
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Image View:
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Salón de Embajadores (Hall of the Ambassadors); tile and gilding lining the inside of the horseshoe arches
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Creator:
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unknown (Islamic and Spanish)
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Location:
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site: Seville, Seville, Spain
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Location Note:
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Andalusia; near Calle de Miguel de Mañara
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GPS:
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+37.383889-5.991389
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Date:
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1364-1540 (alteration); begun 913 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Islamic; Spanish
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Style Period:
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Almohad; Gothic (Medieval); Mudéjar; Umayyad
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Work Type 1:
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royal palace
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Classification:
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architecture
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Material:
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stone
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Technique:
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carving (processes); construction (assembling)
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Description:
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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. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Seven
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Identifier:
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1A2-S-S-AS-A6
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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