Alcazar
Rather than just one building, the Alcazar was a palace complex of buildings and gardens protected by a wall. It comprised a number of constructions for political-military purposes that also housed the caliph’s residence.
As the administrative headquarter, the alcazar (qasr) housed the royal treasure, reception halls, arms deposits and chancery as well as granaries, stables, stores and a large field for playing polo.
At Ciudad Al-ManSur, all of the buildings that comprise part of the Alcazar complex may be visited, such as the audio-visual projection room, the Army Barracks, the Caliph’s Residence (the restaurant part), palatine quarters, royal stables and Rawda (in the gardens).
