dentro del acazar, y varias cosas....

outside la catedral a noche

the alcazar is this ancient palace in the middle of sevilla built originally by the romans, enhanced by the catholics, and topped off by the muslims building for their own empire and then building for themselves.  because of this, there are all difference kinds of art and architecture that you can find in the palace and the surrounding gardens.  gothic arches, baroque maps and tapestries, ceilings engraved in arabic...it's all spanish.  but this is also one of those situations where i feel like i'm committing a crime posting pictures of it.  what i can say is this-- i feel altered when i leave.  my breath is taken time and time again wandering around this place.  so, here are just a few attempts at reproductions:

A chunk of a roman wall well older than jesus...you can actually find bits of this "city wall" all over this town.

 

arabic dome ceiling