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Royal Alcazar of Seville
Jardines de Alcazar la Galería del Grutesco (s. XVII). (Gallery of the Grotesque)The wall, built in the 12th century, had the dual mission of serving as a defensive bastion and protecting the Alcázar from the periodic flooding of the Tagarete stream, The transformation of the wall into a decorative element was carried out by Vermondo Resta at the beginning of the 16th century, between 1613 and 1621. In this way, he created a new space by converting the military structure into a gallery that allowed an elevated view of the gardens, while integrating it into the surroundings by covering it with grotesques so popular at the time on the side that runs through the gardens t
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