Mudéjar Spain

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28715] ’Teruel: Torre de El Salvador.’

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28715] ’Teruel: Torre de El Salvador.’ The Torre de El Salvador in Teruel, seen from the Calle de El Salvador. This church tower was built in Mudejar style by Moorish craftsmen in the 14th century. Teruel was an important Moorish city and retained significant Muslim communities after its Reconquest by Alfonso II of Aragon in 1171. A common feature of all four Mudejar towers in the city is that they stand separate from the main body of the church, a design most probably influenced by the freestanding minarets of the Muslim world. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28731] ’Santa Maria church tower in Calatayud.’

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28731] ’Santa Maria church tower in Calatayud.’ The bell tower of Calatayud's Santa Maria church was built in the 15th century in Mudejar style by Moorish craftsmen on the site of a mosque. Calatayud was founded by the Moors in the 8th century and conquered by Alfonso I of Aragon in 1119. Surviving examples of Mudejar church architecture show that the Moorish influence lived on in the city. In the background, to the right of the Santa Maria tower, the bell tower of the San Juan church can be seen. Is was built in 1775 in the style of the medieval Mudejar towers. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

Patio de las Doncellas, Alcázar, Sevilla.

[SPAIN.ANDALUCIA 10148] 'Patio de las Doncellas, Alcázar, Sevilla.' The Patio de las Doncellas (Courtyard of the Maidens) in the Alcázar palace in Sevilla. The most spectacular part of the Alcázar de Palacio de Don Pedro, where the patio can be found, was constructed between 1364 and 1366 for the Christian king Pedro I in Mudéjar style by Moorish architects and artisans from Granada, helped by Mudéjar builders from Toledo and Córdoba. Photo Paul Smit.

White dove at ceramic fountain, Sevilla.

[SPAIN.ANDALUCIA 10182] 'White dove at ceramic fountain, Sevilla.' Ceramic tiles are part of Seville's heritage, like here at a small fountain in the Parque de María Luisa. The origin of this heritage can be found in Spain's Moorish period and the Mudéjar architecture that followed. Photo Paul Smit.

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28712] ’Teruel: detail of Torre de El Salvador.’

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28712] ’Teruel: detail of Torre de El Salvador.’ Detail of the Torre de El Salvador in Teruel, seen from the Calle de El Salvador. This church tower was built in the 14th century in Mudejar style by Moorish craftsmen who adorned it with intricately patterned brickwork and coloured tiles. Teruel was an important Moorish city and retained significant Muslim communities after its Reconquest by Alfonso II of Aragon in 1171. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28714] ’Teruel: detail of Torre de El Salvador.’

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28714] ’Teruel: detail of Torre de El Salvador.’ Detail of the Torre de El Salvador in Teruel, seen from the Calle de El Salvador. This church tower was built in the 14th century in Mudejar style by Moorish craftsmen who adorned it with intricately patterned brickwork and coloured tiles. Teruel was an important Moorish city and retained significant Muslim communities after its Reconquest by Alfonso II of Aragon in 1171. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28717] ’Teruel: detail of Torre de El Salvador.’

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28717] ’Teruel: detail of Torre de El Salvador.’ Detail of the Torre de El Salvador in Teruel, seen from the Calle de El Salvador. This church tower was built in the 14th century in Mudejar style by Moorish craftsmen who adorned it with intricately patterned brickwork and coloured tiles. Teruel was an important Moorish city and retained significant Muslim communities after its Reconquest by Alfonso II of Aragon in 1171. Teruel was an important Moorish city and retained significant Muslim communities after its Reconquest by Alfonso II of Aragon in 1171. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28719] 'Tower of Teruel's cathedral.’

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28719] 'Tower of Teruel's cathedral.’ Teruel's cathedral has a 13th century church tower built by Moorish craftsmen in Mudejar style. Teruel was an important Moorish city and retained significant Muslim communities after its Reconquest by Alfonso II of Aragon in 1171. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28721] ’Teruel: Torre de San Martin.’

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28721] ’Teruel: Torre de San Martin.’ The Torre de San Martin in Teruel, seen from the Plaza Perez Prado. This church tower was built in Mudejar style by Moorish craftsmen in 1315-1316. Teruel was an important Moorish city and retained significant Muslim communities after its Reconquest by Alfonso II of Aragon in 1171. A common feature of all four Mudejar towers in the city is that they stand separate from the main body of the church, a design most probably influenced by the freestanding minarets of the Muslim world. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28723] ’Teruel: Torre de San Martin.’

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28723] ’Teruel: Torre de San Martin.’ The Torre de San Martin in Teruel, seen from the Calle de los Amantes. This church tower was built in 1315-1316 in Mudejar style by Moorish craftsmen who adorned it with intricately patterned brickwork and coloured tiles. Teruel was an important Moorish city and retained significant Muslim communities after its Reconquest by Alfonso II of Aragon in 1171. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28725] ’Teruel: detail of the Torre de San Martin.’

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28725] ’Teruel: detail of the Torre de San Martin.’ Detail of the Torre de San Martin in Teruel. This church tower was built in 1315-1316 in Mudejar style by Moorish craftsmen who adorned it with intricately patterned brickwork and coloured tiles. Teruel was an important Moorish city and retained significant Muslim communities after its Reconquest by Alfonso II of Aragon in 1171. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28728] ’Teruel: detail of the Torre de San Martin.’

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28728] ’Teruel: detail of the Torre de San Martin.’ Detail of the Torre de San Martin in Teruel. This church tower was built in 1315-1316 in Mudejar style by Moorish craftsmen who adorned it with intricately patterned brickwork and coloured tiles. Teruel was an important Moorish city and retained significant Muslim communities after its Reconquest by Alfonso II of Aragon in 1171. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28730] ’Teruel: detail of the Torre de San Martin.’

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28730] ’Teruel: detail of the Torre de San Martin.’ Detail of the Torre de San Martin in Teruel. This church tower was built in 1315-1316 in Mudejar style by Moorish craftsmen who adorned it with intricately patterned brickwork and coloured tiles. Teruel was an important Moorish city and retained significant Muslim communities after its Reconquest by Alfonso II of Aragon in 1171. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

Dome of the Salón de Embajadores, Alcázar, Sevilla.

[SPAIN.ANDALUCIA 10145] 'Dome of the Salón de Embajadores, Alcázar, Sevilla.' The wooden dome in the Salón de Embajadores (Hall of the Ambassadors) in the Alcázar palace in Sevilla. The most spectacular part of the Alcázar de Palacio de Don Pedro, was constructed between 1364 and 1366 for the Christian king Pedro I in Mudéjar style by Moorish architects and artisans from Granada, helped by Mudéjar builders from Toledo and Córdoba. The dome however dates from 1427. Photo Paul Smit.

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28727] ’Teruel: detail of the Torre de San Martin.’

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28727] ’Teruel: detail of the Torre de San Martin.’ Detail of the Torre de San Martin in Teruel. This church tower was built in 1315-1316 in Mudejar style by Moorish craftsmen who adorned it with intricately patterned brickwork and coloured tiles. Teruel was an important Moorish city and retained significant Muslim communities after its Reconquest by Alfonso II of Aragon in 1171. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

Salón de Embajadores, Alcázar, Sevilla.

[SPAIN.ANDALUCIA 10140] 'Salón de Embajadores, Alcázar, Sevilla.' The Salón de Embajadores (Hall of the Ambassadors) in the Alcázar palace in Sevilla. The most spectacular part of the Alcázar de Palacio de Don Pedro, where the hall can be found, was constructed between 1364 and 1366 for the Christian king Pedro I in Mudéjar style by Moorish architects and artisans from Granada, helped by Mudéjar builders from Toledo and Córdoba. Here the marriage between Charles V and Isabella of Portugal took place in 1526. Photo Paul Smit.

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28711] ’Teruel: Torre de El Salvador.’

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28711] ’Teruel: Torre de El Salvador.’ The Torre de El Salvador in Teruel, seen from the Calle de El Salvador. This church tower was built in Mudejar style by Moorish craftsmen in the 14th century. Teruel was an important Moorish city and retained significant Muslim communities after its Reconquest by Alfonso II of Aragon in 1171. A common feature of all four Mudejar towers in the city is that they stand separate from the main body of the church, a design most probably influenced by the freestanding minarets of the Muslim world. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28713] ’Teruel: detail of Torre de El Salvador.’

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28713] ’Teruel: detail of Torre de El Salvador.’ Detail of the Torre de El Salvador in Teruel, seen from the Calle de El Salvador. This church tower was built in the 14th century in Mudejar style by Moorish craftsmen who adorned it with intricately patterned brickwork and coloured tiles. Teruel was an important Moorish city and retained significant Muslim communities after its Reconquest by Alfonso II of Aragon in 1171. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28716] ’Teruel: Torre de El Salvador.’

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28716] ’Teruel: Torre de El Salvador.’ The Torre de El Salvador in Teruel, seen from the Calle de El Salvador. This church tower was built in Mudejar style by Moorish craftsmen in the 14th century. Teruel was an important Moorish city and retained significant Muslim communities after its Reconquest by Alfonso II of Aragon in 1171. A common feature of all four Mudejar towers in the city is that they stand separate from the main body of the church, a design most probably influenced by the freestanding minarets of the Muslim world. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28718] 'Cathedral of Teruel.’

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28718] 'Cathedral of Teruel.’ Teruel's cathedral has a 13th century church tower built by Moorish craftsmen in Mudejar style. Teruel was an important Moorish city and retained significant Muslim communities after its Reconquest by Alfonso II of Aragon in 1171. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28720] ’Teruel: detail of Torre de San Pedro.’

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28720] ’Teruel: detail of Torre de San Pedro.’ Detail of the Torre de San Pedro in Teruel. This church tower was built in the 13th century in Mudejar style by Moorish craftsmen who adorned it with intricately patterned brickwork and coloured tiles. Teruel was an important Moorish city and retained significant Muslim communities after its Reconquest by Alfonso II of Aragon in 1171. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28722] ’Teruel: Torre de San Martin.’

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28722] ’Teruel: Torre de San Martin.’ The Torre de San Martin in Teruel, seen from the Calle de los Amantes. This church tower was built in 1315-1316 in Mudejar style by Moorish craftsmen who adorned it with intricately patterned brickwork and coloured tiles. Teruel was an important Moorish city and retained significant Muslim communities after its Reconquest by Alfonso II of Aragon in 1171. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28724] ’Teruel: detail of the Torre de San Martin.’

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28724] ’Teruel: detail of the Torre de San Martin.’ Detail of the Torre de San Martin in Teruel. This church tower was built in 1315-1316 in Mudejar style by Moorish craftsmen who adorned it with intricately patterned brickwork and coloured tiles. Teruel was an important Moorish city and retained significant Muslim communities after its Reconquest by Alfonso II of Aragon in 1171. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28726] ’Teruel: detail of the Torre de San Martin.’

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28726] ’Teruel: detail of the Torre de San Martin.’ Detail of the Torre de San Martin in Teruel. This church tower was built in 1315-1316 in Mudejar style by Moorish craftsmen who adorned it with intricately patterned brickwork and coloured tiles. Teruel was an important Moorish city and retained significant Muslim communities after its Reconquest by Alfonso II of Aragon in 1171. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28729] ’Teruel: detail of the Torre de San Martin.’

[SPAIN.ARAGON 28729] ’Teruel: detail of the Torre de San Martin.’ Detail of the Torre de San Martin in Teruel. This church tower was built in 1315-1316 in Mudejar style by Moorish craftsmen who adorned it with intricately patterned brickwork and coloured tiles. Teruel was an important Moorish city and retained significant Muslim communities after its Reconquest by Alfonso II of Aragon in 1171. Photo Mick Palarczyk.