The Alcázar of Seville is a royal palace in
Seville, Spain, built for the Christian king
Peter of Castile in 1364–1366. It was built by Castilian Christians on the site of an
Abbadid Muslim
alcázar, or residential fortress, destroyed after the Christian
reconquest of Seville. The palace is a prime example of
Mudéjar architecture in the
Iberian Peninsula, but also features elements of
Gothic,
Renaissance and
Romanesque architecture from previous stages of construction. This photograph depicts the domed ceiling of the Hall of Ambassadors in the Alcázar of Seville.Photograph credit:
Joaquim Alves Gaspar