The Spanish term Alcázar (pronounced [alˈkaθaɾ]) comes from the Arabic al-qaṣr (اَلْقَصْر; meaning "the castle" or "the palace"), itself derived from the Latin … 詳細

The Real Alcázar is situated near the Seville Cathedral and the General Archive of the Indies in one of Andalusia's most emblematic areas.
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• In 1962 the Alcázar was used as a set for Lawrence of Arabia.
• The Alcázar was used as the set for the court of the 詳細

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• History of medieval Arabic and Western European domes 詳細

Islamic era
In the year 712, Seville was conquered by the Umayyad Caliphate. In the year 913–914, after a revolt against Cordoba's government, the first 詳細

All the palaces of Al Andalus had garden orchards with fruit trees, horticultural produce and a wide variety of fragrant flowers. The garden-orchards not only supplied food for the palace residents but had the aesthetic function of bringing pleasure. Water was ever … 詳細

• InFocus: Alcázar of Seville (Sevilla, Spain) at HitchHikers Handbook
• Images of the Alcázar in Seville – 105 images with good descriptions of the Alcázar and its history.
• Casa de la Contratación – in depth historical article. 詳細