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King Ferdinand made the fairy-tale castle a 1525 and 1577 in what is now the heart of
favorite residence. Isabella changed history Segovia’s old town on the Plaza Mayor. The last
when she financed a sailor named Christopher cathedral of the late Gothic style in Spain, it
Columbus who didn't believe the world was defines the Segovia skyline with its stunning
flat. By the 17th century, after the royal court 90-meter tall tower. It’s just as impressive
relocated to Madrid, Alcázar served as a state inside with exquisite religious artworks,
prison until the Royal Artillery School was beautiful stained glass windows, numerous
founded here in 1762 by Charles III. chapels and a marble and bronze altar.
Even more impressive than the Alcazar is
the imposing Segovia Cathedral built between

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