Publication Date
1340 – 1344
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Record ID
monument;ISL;es;Mon01;22;ar
Library Location
Tordesillas (Valladolid), Spain
Date
1340 – 1344
Notes
Almohad influence began to appear in Castile from the beginning of the fourteenth century; The effectiveness of the two kings, Alphonse The hypothesis of a possible intervention in its architecture and decoration by Toledan architects well-versed in Almohad architecture in Seville was put forward. Two stages of construction have been distinguished: the first can be attributed to the reign of King Alphonse It is a well-known Islamic model that previously existed in Medina Al-Zahra. The discovery of an octagonal tank in the center of the axis also suggests the presence of another transverse channel, which may lead to a model of a cross-shaped dish dating back to the same origin. On the two small sides of the courtyard, the reception halls take the usual arrangement of an extended room with squinches at the ends, as we can observe until now, in the hall of the cistern (the tank) on the eastern side, so named because its initial paving was prepared to embrace a fountain in the center. The entrance arch of this hall retains a large part of the original plaster: the coats of arms of Castile and Leon have been restored on the belly, and are inscribed on a diagram of tabular octagons with decoration similar to one found in Toledo. On the interior side, the spandrels present the well-known theme of peacocks, also present in the Seville Palace. During the restoration work in 1988, another arch was uncovered, the carved plaster of which retained the original polychrome and the covering parts of the jambs, with a geometric pattern that mimics a tile base crowned with the usual frieze of merlons. The palace used to contain a separate bath building today, but it was originally connected to the rest of the buildings. The distribution of the ground level follows the Islamic model: a small hall, the “central house” (a square hall with four columns for warm water), and the “hot house” (for hot water), above a furnace room of square design. The total has been completed with spaces allocated for warehouses. All the rooms also contain remains of paint on the bases and on the domes. The other buildings, although they pose dating problems, seem to belong to the reign of Pierre I; This is the case of the facade made of stones, whose decorative elements indicate a connection with the façade of Monteria in the Palace of Seville, dating from the year 1364.
Sample Text
Ángela Franco “Palace of Pierre I, today the Monastery of Santa Clara” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monument;ISL;es;Mon01;22;ar
