Casa de Pilatos, Seville: the Mudejar-style main courtyard with fountain and antique statue of the goddess Pallas Athena

NOTES: The first Marquis of Tarifa had this house built on his return from a grand Tour of Europe and the Holy Land in 1518. It became known as Casa de Pilatos because it was thought to resemble Pontius Pilate's home in Jerusalem. It is regarded as the prototype of an Andalusian palace. The antique statue is thought to from Italica the Roman city outside Seville, which was in ruins when the house was constructed.