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    The Royal Alcázar of Madrid (Spanish: Real Alcázar de Madrid) was a fortress located at the site of today's Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid, Spain. The...
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    Muhammad I of Córdoba in the 9th century. The imposing Alcázar of Madrid provided both a safe for the royal treasure and a habitual residence to the Trastámara...
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    Alcázar of Seville, officially called Royal Alcázar of Seville (Spanish: Real Alcázar de Sevilla or Reales Alcázares de Sevilla), is a historic royal...
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    Additionally, the Alcazar housed the royal armory, which served as the basis for the one now exhibited in the Royal Armory of Madrid. The Alcazar has been the...
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    grounds. The Royal Alcazar of Madrid was a palace built by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, (rebuilt by his son, Philip II) and was the main royal residence...
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    ləlmu'ðajnə]) is one of the official residences of the Spanish royal family. Categorized as an Alcázar (fortified palace), it is located in Palma, the capital...
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    Monastery of Yuste, and possibly the Alcázar of Madrid. This building that is currently known as "Antigua Real Armería de Felipe II" was chosen, apparently...
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    Generalife Palace of Charles V Palacio de la Ribera Palau Reial de Pedralbes Palau Reial Major Royal Alcazar of Madrid Royal Palace of Olite Palace of la Magdalena...
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    The Alcázar of Toledo (Spanish: Alcázar de Toledo, IPA: [alˈkaθaɾ ðe toˈleðo]) is a stone fortification located in the highest part of Toledo, Spain. It...
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    purchased by king Philip IV of Spain and in 1666 it went to the Royal Alcazar of Madrid, before hanging in the Museo del Prado. There were other variations...
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  • southeastern Spain Royal Alcázar of Madrid, a former fortress located at the site of today's Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid, Spain Alcazar (Marseille), a...
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    new era in the city. Ruins of the burned Alcazar of Madrid was replaced by the grand Royal Palace of Madrid commissioned by the first Spanish Bourbon...
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    Filippo Juvarra for the Royal Palace of Madrid was the ambitious first project for the Royal Palace of Madrid. The Royal Alcázar of Madrid was a fortress converted...
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    centre of Madrid, currently functions as a museum and gallery. A public law corporation, it is integrated together with other Spanish royal academies...
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    was transformed into a palace by the architect Luis de Vega, who built a small, traditional alcázar with a moat. The palace was completed by Philip II...
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    Real Monasterio de la Encarnación (Royal Monastery of the Incarnation) is a convent of the order of Recollet Augustines located in Madrid, Spain. The institution...
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  • the construction of an Alcazar 1085 – Alfonso VI of León and Castile takes the city in the Reconquista. 1339 – Treaty of Madrid secures collaboration between...
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    June 1561 Phillip II set his court in Madrid, installing it in the old alcázar. Thanks to this, the city of Madrid became the political centre of the monarchy...
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    seasonal seats of the court along Rascafría, El Escorial and the Royal Alcázar of Madrid. The royal estate comprises a set of landscaped and ornate gardens and...
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    Gil de Hontañón. He renovated the old Alcazar of Madrid. Construction started in 1537.: 7  Also is 1537, Vega built a manor house, the Palacio de Dueñas...
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    Buen Retiro Palace (category Palaces in Madrid)
    Royal Alcazar of Madrid in December 1734, the Buen Retiro Palace became the main seat of the royal court until the construction of the new Royal Palace...
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    imposing alcázar frequently provided a safe for the Royal Treasure. The town briefly hosted a medieval mint, manufacturing coins from 1467 to 1471. Madrid would...
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    The Community of Madrid (Spanish: Comunidad de Madrid [komuniˈðað ðe maˈðɾið] ) is one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain. It is located...
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    Château de Boulogne, the new building quickly became known as the Château de Madrid, taking its name from the Royal Alcázar of Madrid, the royal castle...
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    Luis Paret y Alcázar (11 February 1746 – 14 February 1799) was a Spanish painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo period. He was born in Madrid he first trained...
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    culminated with Goya. In June 1561 Philip II set his court in Madrid, installing it in the Alcázar, which became home to a huge art collection. The monarchy...
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    from the sale of Calderón's collection and installed it in his Royal Alcázar of Madrid. In September 1628 Rubens travelled to Spain for the second time...
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  • Antonio Alcázar Alonso (2 May 1902 – 6 December 1966) was a Spanish footballer who played as a left winger. He was the first footballer born in Murcia...
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    on a royal commission to paint frescoes in the Alcázar of Madrid; later destroyed in the fire of 1734. In 1671, upon the death of Sebastián de Herrera...
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    was to be built in what were then outlying areas of Madrid, it was not far from the existing Alcázar, and the location was ideal. In the 1630s, the buildings...
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