Alcázar of Toledo
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The Alcázar of Toledo is a prominent stone fortification and former royal palace perched atop the highest point of Toledo, Spain, renowned for its strategic military history and imposing Renaissance architecture.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ royal palace ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Renaissance architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOverlooks | Toledo ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| currentUse | Army Museum of Spain ⓘ |
| damagedDuring | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
military academy
ⓘ
prison ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Ministry of Defence of Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Ministry of Defence
|
| hasFeature |
Renaissance façades
ⓘ
central courtyard ⓘ four corner towers ⓘ massive stone walls ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Tagus River gorge
ⓘ
historic city of Toledo ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Bien de Interés Cultural ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Spain ⓘ |
| housesCollection | Spanish military history exhibits ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defensive position
ⓘ
imposing silhouette over Toledo ⓘ strategic military importance ⓘ symbolic role in Spanish nationalism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Castile-La Mancha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toledo ⓘ |
| locatedOn | highest point of Toledo ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| near |
Toledo Cathedral
ⓘ
historic center of Toledo ⓘ |
| overlooks | Tagus River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Toledo, Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Historic City of Toledo
|
| rebuiltInCentury |
16th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| region | central Spain ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Siege of the Alcázar (1936) ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| tourismCategory |
cultural tourism site
ⓘ
military history site ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | within UNESCO World Heritage Site (Historic City of Toledo) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative center
ⓘ
military fortress ⓘ museum ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.