Spain · Restored
Aljafería
The Aljafería Palace is an 11th‑century fortified palace in Zaragoza built as the residence of the Banu Hud taifa rulers. It combines a square fortified enclosure with palatial buildings arranged around a central courtyard and later Christian and military additions. The complex remains extant and today houses the regional Cortes of Aragon.
Its prime
1081
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1081
The shape it held in its prime.
A rectangular fortified palace with high crenellated curtain walls punctuated by rounded cylindrical towers and a few larger rectangular keeps; lower courses show pale ashlar masonry while large stretches of wall include warm‑toned brick. A broad moat/outer bailey and raised stone glacis surround the walls, with an arched main entrance set between flanking towers. The palace core sits within the walls as a sequence of colonnaded porticos and a central open courtyard with cisterns, all roofed with timber in 1081.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1081.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Aljafería — including 5 interiors: troubadour tower (interior, lower level), entrance portico to the golden hall, golden hall (throne room) and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
Create History
See Aljafería with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1081 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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