Alcazar (Seville)

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Cathedral , Alcázar and Archivo General de Indias in Seville
UNESCO world heritage UNESCO World Heritage Emblem
Alcázar di Siviglia.jpg
National territory: SpainSpain Spain
Type: Culture
Criteria : i, ii, iii, vi
Surface: 12 ha
Reference No .: 383
UNESCO region : Europe and North America
History of enrollment
Enrollment: 1987  (session 11)
Plan of the Alcázar of Seville. (1 Puerta del León, 2 Sala de la Justicia y patio del Yeso, 3 Patio de la Montería, 4 Cuarto del Almirante y Casa de Contratación, 5 Palacio mudéjar o de Pedro I, 6 Palacio gótico, 7 Estanque de Mercurio, 8 gardens , 9 Apeadero, 10 Patio de Banderas)

The Alcázar of Seville ( Spanish Reales Alcázares de Sevilla , German "Royal Alcázar of Seville") is the medieval royal palace of Seville . The complex has a long architectural history that goes back to Moorish times and is still used today by the Spanish royal family as an official residence when they are in Seville.

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The Alcázar was originally laid out as a Moorish fort , later the complex was expanded several times up to the palace. The Almohads were the first to build a palace, the Al-Muwarrak, on this site. Most of the modern facilities were built for Peter I on the Moorish ruins from 1364 onwards. The palace is one of the best-preserved examples of Mudejar architecture, the buildings that were built under Christian rule with Islamic influence. Later monarchs expanded the Alcázar, so that other architectural styles found their way into the complex. So z. B. under the Catholic Kings , Charles V and Philip II. Buildings with Gothic elements, which stand in stark contrast to the dominant Mudejar architecture.

One of the works of art is the painting The Virgin of the Navigators of a winged altar for the chapel in the Casa de Contratación .

Gardens

The gardens of the Alcázar go back to designs at the time of Charles V. They originally took up a larger area than today. Several development phases can be defined. The small-scale structure results from walls that provide protection against hot winds. Numerous buildings and statues adorn the gardens, including the Charles V pavilion, which dates back to a Moorish building. Today's maze dates from the beginning of the 20th century. The gardens, like the palace, are largely accessible, only the wing of the Palacio de Pedro I on the park side and the adjacent garden are closed off as the royal family's private residence.

gallery

  • King Peter palace from the Patio de la Monteria seen from

  • Patio de las Doncellas

  • Patio before restoration

  • Arcade of the Alcázar

  • Salón de Embajadores

  • In the garden of the Alcázar

  • Gardens of the Galeria del Grutesco seen from

Movie

  • Magical gardens. Alcazar. Documentary, France, 2017, 25:49 min., Script and direction: Simon Watel, production: Bo Travail !, arte France, series: Magische Gärten (OT: Jardins d'ici et d'ailleurs ), first broadcast: April 2nd 2018 at arte.

Film set

The gardens of the palace are u. a. used as a filming location for the Dorne Water Gardens in the television series Game of Thrones .

literature

  • Michael Kassar: Moorish architecture and culture in Andalusia using the example of the Real Alcázar of Seville. BoD , Norderstedt 2011, ISBN 978-3-7357-3772-4 .
  • Henry Inigo Triggs: Garden craft in Europe. BT Batsford, London 1913, pp. 278-282, digitized from Internet Archive .

Web links

Commons : Alcázar (Seville)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The royal sites. In: casareal.es , accessed on April 5, 2018, (English).

Coordinates: 37 ° 23 '2 "  N , 5 ° 59' 29"  W.