Patio de la Montaria Seville Metal Print

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The Alcazar of Seville is the oldest royal palace still in use in Europe, and was registered in 1987 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, along with the Seville Cathedral and the General Archive of the Indies. This is part of that monumental complex and is called the Patio de la Monteria, featuring the beautiful facade of the Palacio del Rey Don Pedro. You enter the Alcazar through the door of Leon and cross over the Patio del Leon. At the far end is a triple-arched wall after which you emerge here, the Patio de la Monteria. Its name comes from the fact that it was the gathering place of knights and huntsmen, hounds and horses that occurred when the king was preparing to go hunting. The sign regarding the facade, although imperfectly translated to English, nevertheless elegantly states that the facade 'unfolds..as a great altarpiece'. It shows tripartite organization. The central facade, made of stone, is flanked by multifoil blind arches. There is a large frieze, where Arab and Chri...

Protected with PIXSY About Joan Carroll: I am a Fort Worth Texas-based outdoor photographer who feels at home while on the road...in Texas, in the US, around the world. Although travel and photography were dual interests from a young age, the coming of the digital camera provided undreamed of opportunities and unleashed previously untapped creativity. My photographic goal is to travel the world in a curious yet respectful way, taking the time to see and understand the unique story of each place I visit. Wherever I go I want to walk every street, hike every trail, ride the bus or metro, climb every tower, walk around and through every monument, and then do it all over again when the light changes. In every place, light, mood, color, and...