Today's weathervane was photographed above the castle known as the Alcázar in Segovia, Spain. There were several of these arrow weathervanes above the turrets, and all were alike. They were metal, without gilding or compass points. The weathervanes are best viewed from the plaza by the front entrance to the castle.
The Alcázar is a famous castle built in the 11th century as a fortress and a palace for twenty two monarchs of the Almoravid dynasty. The most famous monarch to reside here was Queen Isabella of Castile. This is a fairytale like castle with moat, courtyard, turrets, and a large keep. The interior is richly decorated with gilding and tapestries. There are several museums inside, a throne room, armory, treasury, grand halls, and a chapel. The Hall of the Monarchs (Sala de los Reyes) was commissioned by King Alfonso X (1252 - 1284) with a frieze of carved rulers of Castile and Leon. You can read more about this at a blog post I wrote in 2010 HERE.
We took our granddaughter to visit the Alcázar last year, because her name is Isabella, too! Not only that, but some of the monarchs carved inside the Room of the Monarchs are our ancestors, including Alfonso IV and Queen Berengula. You can read more about these ancestors HERE.
For the truly curious:
Alcázar de Segovia (available in English): https://www.alcazardesegovia.com/
My 2010 blog post about the ancestors carved into the walls of the Alcázar of Segovia: https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2010/09/wordless-wednesday-last-week-in-spain.html
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To cite/link to this blog post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Queen Isabella's Castle, Segovia, Spain - Weathervane Wednesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted October 19, 2022, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2022/10/queen-isabellas-castle-segovia-spain.html: accessed [access date]).
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