alcazar

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No one should visit Seville without paying particular attention to the alcazar, that splendid specimen of Moorish architecture. 

From The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry

This alcazar is probably the best specimen of a Moorish residence remaining in Europe.

From The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. by Wells, Nathaniel Armstrong

Anne entered the alcazar amidst salvoes of artillery.

From History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies by Prescott, William Hickling

Here we start from M�rida, where the Roman-Moorish "alcazar" towers proudly yet.

From Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond by Meakin, Budgett

All merchandise for exportation was to be deposited in the alcazar, where the return cargoes were to be received, and contracts made for their sale.

From The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 2 by Prescott, William Hickling