Toledo
View of the Alcázar of Toledo
Toledo
View of the Alcázar of Toledo
View of the Alcázar of Toledo
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The Álcazar, a symbolic building, is located in the highest area of the city of Toledo, having its most remote origins in Roman times. Located at a strategic point in the city, during the Visigothic period, Eurico conquered the city and Leovigildo established it as the capital, leaving modifications and adaptations to said building, initially considered and conceived as a great fortress. During the reigns of Alfonso VI and Alfonso X El Sabio, it was redone, giving rise to the first square-plan fortress with towers at the corners, and a three-section main façade. In the 16th century Carlos V and Felipe II ordered the erection of the Alcázar as such.
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•February 12, 2023
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