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During the
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elements, it was restored in the 17th century. The façade features a central arch connecting two square towers with irregularly place windows; the palace has a trapezoidal plan and a cloister. It is currently home to the
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rebuilt the fortress, giving it its current appearance. The last Muslim restoration was carried on by Abu Yahya ibn Abi Sinan in the 13th century, few years before the capture of the city by the
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edifices were used, such as capitals and columns. Another building of the Muslim palace which was converted after the
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but was given the chance to found a new city. Here, on a hill commanding the new city, he built a large citadel which granted
Badajoz a strategic role in controlling the passage from Portugal to central
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In the towers area was the palace of the lords of
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Another building in the Alzacaba is the Palace of the
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It was declared a national monument of Spain in 1931.
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