page_title: Alcazaba of Badajoz
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Alcazaba of Badajoz / Description
caption_attribution_description: Esperanto: Palaco de la Dukoj de Feria. Español: Palacio de los Duques de Feria, sede actual del Museo Arqueológico Provincial. Construido en el siglo XVI, este edificio es una muestra del desarrollo urbanístico experimentado por la ciudad en el Renacimiento. Palacio de los Duques de Feria. Estremeñu: Paláciu los Duquis de Féria.
context_page_description: The Alcazaba of Badajoz is an ancient Moorish citadel in Badajoz, Extremadura, western Spain. The alcazaba as it now appears was built by the Almohads in the 12th century, although it probably existed from the 9th century, when Badajoz was founded. In the 11th and 12th centuries it was the residence of the rulers of the taifa of Badajoz.
  It was declared a national monument of Spain in 1931.
context_section_description: The citadel measures 400 by 200 metres (1,310 ft × 660 ft). It is bounded to the north by the Guadiana river and to the east by the Rivillas torrent. The less steep parts of the slopes and other strategically weak points are defended by towers. The whole line of walls features a parapet, while the barbican and the ditch which once added protection have disappeared.
  In the towers area was the palace of the lords of Badajoz, featuring several baths and mosques. After the Christian conquest, the largest, the Great Mosque, was turned into a church, Santa María de Calatrava, which acted as the cathedral of Badajoz until the construction of the current one. The Great Mosque had five naves separated by arches supported by columns, and external buttresses. For its construction elements of Roman and Visigoth edifices were used, such as capitals and columns. Another building of the Muslim palace which was converted after the Christian conquest was the Military Hospital, now home to the Library of Extremadura.
  Another building in the Alzacaba is the Palace of the Dukes of Feria, built by the Grand Master of the Order of Santiago, Lorenzo Suárez de Figeroa (1387–1410). Built in Renaissance style with Mudéjar elements, it was restored in the 17th century. The façade features a central arch connecting two square towers with irregularly place windows; the palace has a  trapezoidal plan and a cloister. It is currently home to the Provincial Archaeological Museum.
  Among the towers, the most significant is the Espantaperros Tower (Spanish: Torre de Espantaperros or Torre de la Atalaya), built in 1169 and with a height of 30 metres (98 ft). It has an octagonal plan, and is surmounted by a small temple added in Mudéjar style in the 16th century.
  Other towers include:
  Torre de las Siete Ventanas
  Torre de las Doncellas
  Torre del Alpéndiz
  Torre Abarlongada
  Torre de la Horca or Torre de los Ahorcados
  Torre de Santa María, the most visible remain of the ancient cathedral
  Torre del Palacio Episcopal (Bishop's Palace Tower)
  Gates include:
  Puerta del Capitel, one of the two original Almohad gates which have been preserved
  Puerta de Yelves o de Carros
  Puerta del Alpéndiz, in the northern side of the citadel
  Puerta de la Coraxa or Puerta de la Traición
  The Alcazaba includes  also a large park.
caption: Palace of the Dukes of Feria.
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