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Jardin de la Alcoba, Alcazar, Seville: the Charles V pavilion

RIBA108129
Hernandez, Juan
NOTES: The Jardin de la Alcoba was converted in 1543-1546 from a qubba that stood on the site by Juan Hernandez, the master builder of the Alcazar. The tiles are by Diego and Juan Pulido.

Ayuntamiento (City Hall), Plaza de San Francisco, Seville, with fountain in the foreground

RIBA108144
Riano, Diego de (d. 1534)
NOTES: The City Hall was designed by Diego de Riano who supervised its construction until his death in 1534. He was succeeded by Juan Sanchez and Hernan Ruiz II (also known as Hernan Ruiz the Younger) who added a loggia overlooking the Plaza de San Francisco after 1560 (subsequently demolished in the 19th century).

Casa de Pilatos, Seville: the Mudejar-style main courtyard

RIBA108156
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.

Casa de Pilatos, Seville: the Mudejar-style main courtyard

RIBA108562
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.

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

RIBA108571
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.

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

RIBA108573
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 come from Italica, the Roman city outside Seville, which was in ruins when the house was constructed.

Casa de Pilatos, Seville: the gardens

RIBA108584
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.

Louvre, Paris: the Pyramid

RIBA108650
I. M. Pei & Partners

Louvre, Paris: the Pyramid and Napoleon Court

RIBA108651
I. M. Pei & Partners
NOTES: The Napoleon Court, flanked by the Richelieu, Sully and Denon Wings (completed by Lefuel and Visconti in 1857) is the setting for I. M. Pei's glass pyramid of 1989.
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