alcazar

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He pointed to a contemporary description of The Danaë at the Alcázar in 1626, when only one picture of this subject attributed to Titian was in the Spanish royal collection.

From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2019

One of Seville’s most popular sites, Real Alcázar, doesn’t even get a mention and suggesting an open-top-bus sightseeing tour seems downright bizarre, given how demanding today’s travellers are for under-the-radar, “like a local” experiences.

From The Guardian • Jan. 9, 2019

In 1734 a huge blaze at the Alcázar palace in Madrid turned hundreds of works to ash, including many by Velázquez, Rubens and Titian.

From Economist • May 10, 2018

Dorne, home of the ill-fated Oberyn Martell from Season 4, is a Moorish fantasy of castles and gardens filmed in southern Spain, partly at the Alcázar of Seville.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2015

Alcázar and Petra paid sixteen duros per month for their rooms on Relojo street, and took in boarders: a mail clerk and other railroad employés.

From The Quest by Goldberg, Isaac