Alcázar

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Toledo alcázar, 14th century, renovated 16th century, severely damaged during the Spanish Civil War and later restored

Toledo alcazar, 14th century, renovated 16th century, severely damaged during the Spanish Civil War and later restored.

The Alcazar Fortress rises above the city of Toledo, Spain, with its four corner towers and rectangular shape, overlooking stone walls, historic buildings, and a bridge crossing a river.

The Alcazar of Toledo, a large rectangular fortress with four corner towers, stands atop a hill overlooking the densely packed historic buildings of Toledo, Spain.

Alcázar

fortress, Toledo, Spain

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Toledo
Construction of the Alcázar (fortress), which dominates the city, began about 1531 to a design by Alonso de Covarrubias and with a fine patio by Francisco Villalpando; it houses the Army Museum. Its defense by the Nationalists in 1936 was one of the most heroic episodes of the…
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Construction of the Alcázar (fortress), which dominates the city, began about 1531 to a design by Alonso de Covarrubias and with a fine patio by Francisco Villalpando; it houses the Army Museum. Its defense by the Nationalists in 1936 was one of the most heroic episodes of the…
Read More