Real Alcázar – Pedro I Palace: Ceiling of the Salón de Embajadores (Hall of Ambassadors)

Salón de Embajadores (Hall of Ambassadors) in the Real Alcázar of Seville, Spain

Ceiling of the Salón de Embajadores (Hall of Ambassadors)

Ceiling of the Salón de Embajadores (Hall of Ambassadors)
The Salón de Embajadores was King Don Pedro’s throne room, and this was where he received emissaries and prominent people of his time. Check the Layout of the Pedro I Palace page for the location of this hall in the Pedro I Palace.

Undoubtedly, this is the most elaborately decorated room in the Pedro I Palace. Adding to its beauty is the perfect symmetry with which it was built and decorated. The square-shaped room is symmetrical about both the principal axis.

The exquisitely decorated ceiling is an excellent example of geometrical artwork using Mudéjar style design. As you can see from the image, the view is dazzling and delightful to watch. Enclosing the perfectly circular shape is an octagram, a star-shaped polygon with eight angles, also a hexadecagon (a polygon with 16 sides).

The dazzling view of the ceiling is a delight to watch. The recessed circular panel is filled with small colorful polygons arranged in a geometrical pattern that radiates outwards from the star-like shape in the center. It gives an impression of the sky with a multitude of twinkling stars. The designers intended to make the people experience cosmic space in this room. It is believed that the artwork on the ceiling represents the cosmos, and the square room below represents the earth.

Other Salón de Embajadores Images
Lateral wall with horseshoe arches
Lateral wall with balcony

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