The Aljafería is a palace surrounded by a fortress, built in the second half of the 11th century in Zaragoza as the seat of the Banu Hud dynasty during the reign of Abu Jaffar al-Muqtadir. The palace exemplifies the heyday of taifa Zaragoza. It is a fairy tale to walk around it, its Moorish influences giving you the feeling of One Thousand and One Nights. The regional parliament , the Cortes also has its seat in the castle.
 
                                My name is Frans Nijland, I am an amateur photographer and I live in Delden Overijssel. For years my great passion was urbex photography, capturing the decay of abandoned buildings. For this many trips have been made in a large part of Europe. Over the years my interest.. Read more…
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Abandoned VinojarFrans Nijland Abandoned baptismal fontFrans Nijland
Abandoned baptismal fontFrans Nijland PoppiesFrans Nijland
PoppiesFrans Nijland The stairwell of the abandoned Beelitz HeilstattenFrans Nijland
The stairwell of the abandoned Beelitz HeilstattenFrans Nijland Abandoned Stairs to heavenFrans Nijland
Abandoned Stairs to heavenFrans Nijland The ConventFrans Nijland
The ConventFrans Nijland ReflectionFrans Nijland
ReflectionFrans Nijland Gallery in an abandoned hospitalFrans Nijland
Gallery in an abandoned hospitalFrans Nijland Abandoned Trade CentreFrans Nijland
Abandoned Trade CentreFrans Nijland abandoned Escher lookalikeFrans Nijland
abandoned Escher lookalikeFrans Nijland Abandoned monasteryFrans Nijland
Abandoned monasteryFrans Nijland Lost HospitalFrans Nijland
Lost HospitalFrans Nijland Abandoned galleryFrans Nijland
Abandoned galleryFrans Nijland The abandoned factoryFrans Nijland
The abandoned factoryFrans Nijland Abandoned and dilapidated cloistersFrans Nijland
Abandoned and dilapidated cloistersFrans Nijland The abandoned theaterFrans Nijland
The abandoned theaterFrans Nijland Escher staircaseFrans Nijland
Escher staircaseFrans Nijland Historical greenhouseFrans Nijland
Historical greenhouseFrans Nijland Dilapidated villa GoanoFrans Nijland
Dilapidated villa GoanoFrans Nijland Old walls finished with whitewashFrans Nijland
Old walls finished with whitewashFrans Nijland