Alcazar de Los Reyes Cristianos - The Palace of The Christian Kings

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Downtown, Cordoba, Spain
Description: The Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos – or Palace of the Christian Monarchs – stands on the banks of Cordoba’s Guadalquivir river, an optimistic stone’s throw away from the city’s celebrated Mezquita. One of the principal ...Read More
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A symbol of the victory of Christianity over Islam
A symbol of the victory of Christianity over Islam

by Zhebiton

Moscow, Moskva, Russia

September 11, 2011

Alcazar in Cordoba on the right is second only to Seville, because of its rich history, beautiful gardens and magnificent architecture Mudejar, which combines features of a comfortable residence and a mighty fortress. In 1236 after a long foreign ...Read more
Fit for Kings

by Niiko

Andújar, Spain

September 29, 2010

Best of IgoUgo The Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos – or Palace of the Christian Monarchs – stands on the banks of Cordoba’s Guadalquivir river, an optimistic stone’s throw away from the city’s celebrated Mezquita. One of the principal homes of the eponymous ...Read more

From journal The Cream of Cordoba

Alcazar de Los Reyes Cristianos
Alcazar de Los Reyes Cristianos

by baroudeur2004

Liege, Belgium

October 5, 2007

Best of IgoUgo The Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos is not as beautiful as the Alcazar of Seville but it is nonetheless worth a visit, especially for its sumptuous gardens. For your information, the construction of the Alcazar was undertaken in 1328, under the ...Read more
Alcazar of the Christian Kings
Alcazar of the Christian Kings

by Owen Lipsett

New York, New York

January 24, 2006

Best of IgoUgo Considering its name means "Fortress of the Christian Kings," it's quite ironic that the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos was designed by Mudejars (Muslims who remained in formerly Muslim areas of the Iberian Peninsula that had been reconquered by ...Read more
Alcazar and Gardens
Alcazar and Gardens

by jaebirdypie

New York, New York

August 2, 2003

Best of IgoUgo The Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos (Palace of the Christian Kings) is quite a fitting name for this royal medieval fortress. Built in 1328 under the rule of King Alfonso XI, it later became a "headquarters" for the Catholic monarchs during their ...Read more


The Alcazar.

by Tolik

Tampa, Florida

July 13, 2002

A few blocks down the river from Mezquita is the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos, a palace built by the Christian kings in 1327 (but some parts of the massive walls and towers date from the moorish times). Around the Alcazar, within the walls, are ...Read more

From journal Capturing Cordoba

Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos

by Adelaide

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

November 11, 2000

Best of IgoUgo The Palace of the Christian Kings, built in 1328 by Alfonso XI, was the fortress where they lived during the reconquest period, but unfortunately it was closed during my visit. It was here that the Catholic Kings received Columbus prior to his ...Read more
Alcazar in Cordoba
Alcazar in Cordoba

by SunLover

Kansas City, Missouri

August 28, 2000

Best of IgoUgo There are Alcazars in every city in Spain always located next to the Cathedrals and they are all worth the trip. There is art inside beautifully old buildings but I went for the beauty OUTside. The gardens were all manicured perfectly with flowers ...Read more