More little bits

The staircase is a 16thC entrance to the Upper Palace (the present Royal Chambers.) The tiles were copied from the 'Madre de Dios' convent in Madrid.
Hanging from the coffered ceiling decorated with carved flowers is a lantern. How they lit it is a mystery since there is no visible pulley mechanism
The plate is one of the earliest uses of copper in the firing in order to give it a lovely golden colour.
The flower pot is to prove I was actually in the Alcazar, in case you thought I made it all up.
A different appreciation of the plaster arches, and of the windows overlooking courtyards, (which they all do.)Read more