The eight hundred year Alcázar at Segovia had been used since 1764 as a training college for military cadets. The fire caused severe damage but it was not until 1881 that the government ordered it restored. It then became once again a military academy. Today it is one of the most popular tourist sites in Spain. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
Architectural Publication Society, The Dictionary of Architecture (London, Whiting and Company, 1887), VII: 47.
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Crime/Disasters
