Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
CHARLES CLIFFORD (1819-62)
Interior of Alcázar, Toledo
c. 1858Albumen print | 40.0 x 31.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2700115
Photograph of Baroque interior of the Alcázar in Toledo, Spain. In the foreground stand Corinthian columns supporting decorative arches. On the first level, a gallery with a balustrade can be seen in the background below which, stairs lead through further arches to a window marked by a rectangle of pure white.
The Alcázar was originally built as a Roman Palace before becoming a fortification during the middle ages and finally a home for the Castilla La Mancha library together with the Museum of the Army which are housed there today. The Alcázar was badly damaged by a fire in 1886.
The Alcázar was originally built as a Roman Palace before becoming a fortification during the middle ages and finally a home for the Castilla La Mancha library together with the Museum of the Army which are housed there today. The Alcázar was badly damaged by a fire in 1886.
Creator(s)
Charles Clifford (1819-62) (photographer)
40.0 x 31.5 cm (image)
41.0 x 54.0 cm (page dimensions)
Photographic Souvenir of Spain Vol II, 1861 Charles Clifford
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Spain
- Toledo [Spain]
- Alcázar of Toledo [Toledo]
- Toledo [Spain]
- Spain
- Europe
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Architectural history
- Baroque Architecture
- Architectural design
- Arcades
- Architectural history
- Architecture
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Engineering & Technology
- Vaulting
- Construction
- Structural parts of buildings
- Stairs
- Balustrades
- Columns
- Corinthian columns
- Stairs
- Structural parts of buildings
- Engineering & Technology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
