Title

The Castillo de Fonesca (Coca Castle), Coca, Spain, 2007. Artist: Samuel Magal

Caption

The Castillo de Fonesca (Coca Castle), Coca, Spain. Coca Castle was erected by Moorish builders in the mid-15th century for Bishop Alfonso Fonseca, archbishop of Seville and lord of Coca and Alaejos. It is a mixture of Moorish and military architecture. It is built entirely of brick, the material characteristic of the Mudejar style, laid in decorative patterns. It has a square ground plan, a moat and three walled enclosures. At the corners of the walls, are massive polygonal towers, which in turn have defensive turrets. The central structure of the castle also has tall polygonal corner towers and round towers along the sides. The interior is very luxurious and lavish and maintains its Mudejar decoration.

Date

1934

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal

Reference

HRM19D75_251

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (4,0Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5129 x 3419 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe building buildings architecture country tower Spain Spanish Moorish continent European castle color colour defence fortress fortification location century turret Segovia photograph rampart ramparts 21st century Coca Mudejar 15th century fifteenth century TGN photograph Sites & Photos Samuel Magal Castillo de Fonseca Coca Castle Alfonso Fonseca III Fonseca Alfonso III Magal Samuel Alfonso Fonseca III photograph