page_title: Alcázar of Seville
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Alcázar of Seville / History
caption_attribution_description: Español: Pórtico sur. Probable alcázar almohade de Abū Yūsuf Ya‘qūb al-Manşūr (1189). Importante registro del arte almohade, arquitectura civil palacial (Palacio del Yeso), obra del alarife ‘Alī al-Gumārī. Patio de planta rectangular con alberca en medio. En uno de sus lados, el meridional, pórtico y salón interior, también rectangular. Esta tipología palatina, dos siglos después, la veremos en el Reino nazarí de Granada. El Cuarto del Yeso, que formaba parte del patio, fué demolido en el siglo XVIII. Pedro I usó estos espacios como residencia privada mientras construían su nuevo palacio.English: Courtyard of the Plaster
context_page_description: The Royal Alcázars of Seville, historically known as al-Qasr al-Muriq and commonly known as the Alcázar of Seville, is a royal palace in Seville, Spain, built for the Christian king Peter of Castile. It was built by Castilian Christians on the site of an Abbadid Muslim alcazar, or residential fortress destroyed after the Christian conquest of Seville. The palace is a preeminent example of Mudéjar architecture in the Iberian Peninsula but features Gothic, Renaissance and Romanesque design elements from previous stages of construction. The upper storeys of the Alcázar are still occupied by the royal family when they are in Seville, and are administered by the Patrimonio Nacional. It was registered in 1987 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, along with the adjoining Seville Cathedral and the General Archive of the Indies.
context_section_description: The Real Alcázar is situated near the Seville Cathedral and the General Archive of the Indies in one of Andalusia's most emblematic areas.  In the year 712, Seville was conquered by the Umayyad Caliphate. In the year 913, after a revolt against Cordoba’s government, the first caliph of Andalusia Abd al-Rahman III built a fortified construction in place of a Visigothic Christian basilica.  It was a quadrangular enclosure, fortified, and annexed to the walls.  In the 11th century, the second king, Al-Mu'tamid, expanded the structure to the west with a new palace ‘Al Mubarak’. Various additions to the construction such as stables and warehouses were also carried out. As Seville was established as the capital of Al-Andalus, the Almohade caliphs made the Alcazar their main residence.  With the exception of the walls, the previous buildings were demolished, and were carried out up to a total of twelve palaces.  There are few remnants of constructions of that period. Archaeological remains of the Al Mubarak palace are currently preserved under Patio de la Monteria. Several wall painting fragments were found that are now exhibited in the Palacio del Yeso. 
  With the start of the Christian era in Seville, the Alcazar was converted into the residence of the Christian monarchs. Changes were made to the constructions to fit the needs of the monarchs and the court life. In the years 1364-1366, king Pedro I built the Mudéjar Palace, an example of the Andalusian Mudejar style. Under the Catholic rulers Isabella and Fernando, the upperfloor was extended and transformed into the main residence of the monarchs.  
  The palace was the birthplace of Infanta Maria Antonietta of Spain (1729-1785), daughter of Philip V of Spain and Elisabeth Farnese, when the king was in the city to oversee the signing of the Treaty of Seville (1729) which ended the Anglo-Spanish War (1727).
caption: Patio del Yeso is the most significant of the Almohad Moorish remains. The image is of its south portico.
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