The building is enclosed by imperforate walls, a favourite device of Moneo's that reinterprets the traditional form of the Spanish alcazar. |
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And then he put steel to me, and forced me to come with him to his mountain alcazar, his huge palace. |
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In form, an alcazar is generally rectangular with easily defensible walls and massive corner towers. |
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It was a fortified town, had walls, and a separate fortress or alcazar. |
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The next year, he purchased the Casa Monica Hotel across the street from both the Alcazar and the Ponce de Leon. |
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They come from far and wide to see Granada's Alhambra, Seville's Cathedral and the Alcazar, the Mezquita of Cordoba and Picasso's museum in Malaga. |
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The former Hotel Alcazar now houses the Lightner Museum and City Hall. |
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