Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: Alc¿zar of Seville
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Accession Number:
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190134
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Order Title:
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Archivision Addition Module SEVEN--6,160 images
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Type of View:
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generalView
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View Title:
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Patio de las Doncellas (Courtyard of the Maidens); upper level added by Charles V (1540-1572
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Date of View:
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9/12/2010
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Image description:
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The upper story of the Patio was an addition made by Charles V. The addition was designed by Luis de Vega in the style of the Italian Renaissance although he did include both Renaissance and mud¿jar plaster work in the decorations. Construction of the addition began in 1540 and ended in 1572. In the center is a large, rectangular reflecting pool with sunken gardens on either side.
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Image Rights:
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¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Source Institution:
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Archivision, Inc.
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Collection:
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Addition Module SEVEN
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Culture:
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Spanish
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Culture:
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Islamic
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Work Types:
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buildings; houses; official residences; palaces; royal palaces
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Preferred Title:
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Alc¿zar of Seville
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Agent Display:
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unknown (Islamic and Spanish)
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Date:
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1364-1540 (alteration)
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Materials:
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stone
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Alternate Title:
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Reales Alc¿zares de Sevilla
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Locations:
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Seville, Seville, Spain
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Location Type:
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(site)
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Style/Period:
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Almohad
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Style/Period:
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Umayyad
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Style/Period:
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Gothic (Medieval)
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Style/Period:
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Mud¿jar
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Classification:
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Architecture
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