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Palacio de la Aljafería
Mudéjar palace of Pedro IV,
Zaragoza
Aragón
Spain
Type: Historical Interest
Addmission Fee: adults 3 Euro, students 1 Euro
Hours: Open April 15-Oct. 15 10 am-2 pm and 4-8 pm, closed Thurs. andFri. morning. Rest of the year, Mon.-Sat. 10 am-2 pm and 4-6:30 pm; closed allday Thurs. and Fri. morning, Sun. 10 am-2 pm. Guided tours at 10:30 am,11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 4:30 and 5:30
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Zaragoza
Aragón
Spain
Type: Historical Interest
Addmission Fee: adults 3 Euro, students 1 Euro
Hours: Open April 15-Oct. 15 10 am-2 pm and 4-8 pm, closed Thurs. andFri. morning. Rest of the year, Mon.-Sat. 10 am-2 pm and 4-6:30 pm; closed allday Thurs. and Fri. morning, Sun. 10 am-2 pm. Guided tours at 10:30 am,11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 4:30 and 5:30
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What was originally an Islamic palace dating to the ninth century has since undergone extensive expansion and restructuring at the behest of subsequent Catholic rulers. Much of the earliest fortified structure is preserved, however, including the golden niche of the Mihrab where the Arabs prayed, and the ornate Palacio Taifal with its beautiful open-air courtyard and pool surrounded by a lavish arcade of plaster latticework.
With the reconquest of Zaragoza in the 12th century under Alfonso I, the Islamic palace made way for churches and the Mudéjar palace of Pedro IV, of which a few stately halls remain.
Once the Christian Reconquest was completed in 1492 a new palace was built in the Mudéjar style to honor the Catholic King and Queen and soon thereafter an extensive refurbishment was undertaken to fortify the complex, including the construction of the defensive wall, with its pentagonal bastions at each corner, and the creation of a moat.
Today the immaculately restored palace is the seat of the Cortes of the Autonomous Community of Aragón.
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