Plasterwork, Philip II Ceiling Room, Mudejar Palace
Decorative plasterwork in blue and red with Arabic script, in the Salon del Techo de Felipe II, or Philip II Ceiling Room, in the Mudejar Palace, or Palacio del Rey Don Pedro, built by Pedro I of Castile, 1334-1369, in 1364, in the Real Alcazar, a Moorish royal palace in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. The ceiling is made of square coffers carved and painted with geometric designs. The room is accessed from both the Garden of The Prince and the Salon de Embajadores, or Hall of Ambassadors, by way of the Arch of the Peacock (symbol of permanence, immortality and monarchy). The Alcazar was first founded as a fort in 913, then developed as a palace in the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries and used by both Muslim and Christian rulers. The Alcazar is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
