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Patio de Banderas

During the Muslims’ stay in the city and while they inhabited the fortress, Abderraman III, in the 10th century, had this space built as a palace and it began to be known as the Dar Al-Imara or Prince’s house or Governor’s house which was accessed through another door that is currently blinded.

Alcazar exit door

In the time of Philip V, while he was in Seville in 1729, he had the space organized as an armory (as indicated by a commemorative tombstone), thus fulfilling the function for which it was intended.

 

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In 1816 were installed benches and a fountain in the center, all surrounded by trees, in 1857 the benches were dismantled leaving only the trees and the fountain, after a few years the trees were replaced by orange trees, until today that has not been changed again. On the occasion of the Ibero-American Exposition of Seville in 1929, the central part was remodeled again, where there was a fountain that was completely destroyed, a new one was placed, adding a new paved area around it and also making possible the circulation of vehicles in its surroundings. It was also a horse riding arena as it was so close to the halt, nowadays the exit door of the Alcazar, it has an area of 1441 m².

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