The Alcázar where prayer meets paradise: a 12th-century Almohad castle turned

The Alcázar de Jerez de la Frontera, a former Moorish alcázar, is now a park in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. The Alcázar was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931. The initial complex may have been part of the small kingdom of the Taifa of Arcos de la Frontera. In the 12th century, the Almohad rulers erected a new complex. This castle-fortress served as an autonomous fortified city within a larger fortified city. It is one of a few structures that best exemplify Almohad architecture in the Iberian Peninsula. The Almohads refined the construction process to a degree comparable with that of the Romans, contributing to the building’s scale.

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