| This imposing royal palace is situated at the highest point of the city. It has been completely reconstructed after being destroyed during the Spanish Civil War. | |
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Originally this site is thought to have been used by the Romans as a military base. Visigoths may have had a fortress here which was rebuilt after the Reconquest by Alfonso VI. King Alfonso X had the east side built in the 13th century. Finally King Charles V changed the nature of the structure from fortress to palace and hired the best-known architects of the 16th century--Covarrubias and Juan de Herrera, who designed the southern facade. (See also the Escorial.) |
The south facade | ||
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Details of the south facade | ||
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The southwest corner and the west facade |
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The medieval eastern facade with remains of battlement towers and defensive details |
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