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
Then the King came forth from the cathedral and went to his palace, which then was in the residence of the alcazar in the castle.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
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 alcazar, thus improved, became a fitting residence for the sovereign of Spain.
From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling
In the ancient alcazar of the Moors he found a stately residence, which he made commodious by various alterations.
From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling
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