El Real Alcázar (Royal Palace), Seville

Jardines alcazares, Juderia, 2, Casco Antiguo, 41004 Sevilla, Spain

 

The El Real Alcázar was originally built under the orders of Abd ar-Rahman II in 913 CE as a military fortress on the site of a Visigothic basilica, and later used as a governor’s residence under the Cordoban caliph Abd-ar-Rahman II . The Real Alcázar (then known as Dar al-Imarah) is the oldest palace in Europe still used as a royal residence.

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