Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences,
Universityof Wisconsin - Green Bay
Views of Toledo and the countryside from the Alcazar | |
Above: central Spain is Don Quixote (left) and Sancho (right) country. | |
Holy Toledo! How do they drive here? | |
The Alcazar of Toledo was beseiged for three months during the Spanish Civil War in 1936. Although Toledo had little military significance, the Alcazar became a propaganda symbol to both sides and both sides invested resources in the siege that they could have used elsewhere. The building was nearly demolished in the siege. | |
El Transparente, an unusual skylight over the altar. | |
Distant view of the Alcazar |
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Created 22 June 2007, Last Update 31 May 2020