All of these shots are from the Alcazar. The Alcazar – which means palace or fortress of Muslim origin – was built in the eleventh century by the Umayyad dynasty who ruled Seville in the early Middle Ages. Much of the decoration is what is described as Mudejar – a mixture of Islamic and Gothic styles which was prevalent between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries.
The Hall of Ambassadors (Salon de Embajadores),
The dome in the Hall of Ambassadors).
Decoration in the Patio de las Munecas (Courtyard of the Dolls).
Just a glimpse of the extensive and beautiful gardens.
The Patio de las Doncellas (Courtyard of the Maidens).
Mick Canning 
Amazing detail 😀
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The work around the doors is intricate. I had no idea that Spain, too, was once ruled by Mughals. Beautiful photos, Mick.
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Thanks, Smitha. These wouldn’t have been Mughals, they would have been Moslems from mainly North Africa and Syria.
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Ah, ok. The architecture looks like Mughal and Persian.
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Very similar – same civilisation, and all decoration would be either script or patterns, with occasional highly abstracted botanical motifs.
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The contours and details are beautiful. The one detail that particularly caught my eye is the lion in the seventh photo. It’s part of the symbolism of the pre-revolutionary Iranian flag — the one that just was hoisted at the embassy in London.
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Yes, I can see the similarity.
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Thank you for sharing those photos. What fantastic detail in all of those surfaces.
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Yes, they are very intricate. Really amazing close up.
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I really enjoyed the intricacy and beauty of the Alcazar here, Mick. You did a good job in your photos of capturing both the immensity and the details.
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Thanks, Jet. Sometimes the subject is so remarkable it makes photography easy!
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What a place!
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Indeed!
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Beautiful photos!
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Thanks!
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I also love the intricate detail in the Alcázar in Seville, and not forgetting the Alhambra in Granada which has more of the same. Imagine how impressive they must have been when they still held their original colours of red, blue, green and gold. Simply stunning.
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Definitely. They’re stunning now!
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Very nice, Mick, though even off season, there was a bit of people around…
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Quite a few, Brian. But considering it was just a couple of weeks before Easter, I’d expected more.
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We kind of stumbled into the Alcazar when we were in Seville without knowing about it. Serendipity, for sure.
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Stunning photos, Mick. I was surprised to realise that I could ‘see’ that fusion at work in some of the architectural features. Would love to see this place for myself. Maybe one day. 🙂
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I hope so, Andrea!
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Mick, the Hall of Ambassadors is breathtaking, such beauty and intricate decorations – and to have survived in such superb condition all these hundreds of years! Amazing!
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It is beautiful, isn’t it? A remarkable building.
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