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  In 1520, Don Fadrique Enriquez de Rivera, the first Marquis of Tarifa, returned from a long trip through Europe two years to Holy Land. Passage through cities with an extraordinary Renaissance architecture such as Rome, Venice or Florence, so strongly impressed that it decided to drastically alter the residence and turn it into a Renaissance palace. Palace became a symbol of Renaissance architecture and his ideas had a major impact on the architecture of the entire city of Seville.

 

  Strangely enough, the Dukes of Medinaceli's palace is known as the House of Pilate. The name is still roots of times the first Marquis of Tarifa, where his journey to Jerusalem found that distance from his house to a small temple of La Cruz del Campo was equal to the distance between the former house of Pontius Pilate and Calvary - biblical name of the place where Jesus was crucified. Returned home, rebuilt Marquis Cross Road, with 12 stops on the way to the temple. Thus people began to call the palace, Pilate's house. Several of the rooms of the palace have been given names referring to Pontius Pilate such as Chamber prosecutor or prosecutor's office.

 

  The most beautiful and important part of the palace is the central courtyard, known as Patio Main. Court building began at the end 15th century. Current appearance dates from the 16th century, after traveling through Europe's Don Fadrique. Influenced by Renaissance architecture that could one admire his travels through Italy, he has transformed the courtyard, making balconies, adding columns and classic style raising a marble fountain in the center. The four Roman and Greek statues in each corner of the Main Patio have been added since 1539. About the same time busts were placed in each niche around the yard. Wall decorations are Mudejar style, while the balconies have railings Gothic.

 

  The palace has two gardens, known as the small and large garden. Large garden, which was originally an orchard, has some Italian lodges. In these lodges there niches with statues in classical style. In a corner of the garden there is a small cave. The small garden has a small pond with a fountain as it depicts the little Bahus.

 

  The interior is splendid with Mudejar style decorations and details on almost all walls. Some of the rooms such as the prosecutor had room ceiling decorated in a very developed. A scale, considered the most beautiful of all connecting Seville and upper floor where there are several rooms furnished with pieces from Medinaceli family art collection. The upper floor can be visited but only with organized and guided tours.

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