France/Spain 2011 - Day 7, Part 3 - Zaragoza: Aljafería Palace

"What a pity, when Christopher Colombus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it." - Margot Asquith

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France/Spain 2011
Day 7 - 23rd March - Zaragoza: Aljafería Palace (Part 3)


"Paradise on Earth: The Golden Room"


Brackets


Decorative panel and arch fragments


Heraldic devices


Detail of one


Detail of another


Sheath of arrows: Device of Isabella I of Castille


Blazon of the Catholic Kings

Then there was a room from which we could view the roof beams of the hall below (on which were painted the heraldic devices previously displayed). At this point I discovered that my camera had no Manual Focus.


Beams
You will notice a lot of duplicates in this day's pictures, but I've already deleted a few


"Balcony of the Shields". This was presumably the room I was looking at the devices on the beams from.


Model of the Palace


I then got into the hall


This photo is orphaned. Or there wasn't a plaque in the room.

For some reason only the ceilings were conserved in most of the rooms.


Room of Pedro IV


Portal


Throne Room


Room of St Isabella


Boards of Lost Steps (?)


Gallery


Staircase (roof of)


Staircase


Palace from outside


Calle Predicadores