Aljafería, palacio de los Reyes Católicos

Today: Palacio de la Aljafería, Zaragoza

Place: Zaragoza
Kind: Palace
Built: 1488 to 1772
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Open to visit

The palace the Catholic Monarchs had built over the north wing of the taifa palace, with works dated between 1488 and 1495, and its throne room with a Mudéjar coffered ceiling and an inscription of 1492. Under Felipe II the building became a citadel designed by Tiburzio Spannocchi, whose moat and bastion bases can still be seen, and in 1772 Carlos III turned it into barracks. Today it is the seat of the Cortes of Aragón and open to visitors.

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