alcazar
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A fortress first, the original structure was turned by Peter the Cruel, a lover of fine architecture, into a royal castle, or alcazar, as it was then called, the word being borrowed from the Arabic.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 28, July, 1873 by Various
The traveller will now look in vain for the alcazar of El Rachid at Freixo.
From Tales from the Lands of Nuts and Grapes Spanish and Portuguese Folklore by Various
But few vestiges are now left of this once splendid alcazar.
From Tales from the Lands of Nuts and Grapes Spanish and Portuguese Folklore by Various
He also galloped off to the palace, or alcazar, and was not seen to return; but next day the White Cat was still more sorrowful.
From Tales from the Lands of Nuts and Grapes Spanish and Portuguese Folklore by Various
On landing, the army hailed him as the true victor of Oran, a wave of acclamations following him as he advanced to the alcazar, where the keys of the fortress were put into his hands.
From Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII by Morris, Charles
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