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Recent Examples of alcazarThe unique cultural makeup of Cádiz—with its famous Moorish alcazar, with its echoes of Arab-Andalusian culture playing alongside Spanish Catholic aesthetics—and its quiet way of life have been a steady guide for Judeline as she’s found her artistic voice and its visual direction.—E.r. Pulgar, SPIN, 20 Sep. 2024
In late September, when Israel invaded Lebanon in pursuit of Hezbollah militants, the region around the castle of Tibnin (also called Toron) came under heavy bombardment.
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
23 Dec. 2024
Perched on top of the cake were figures of Disney princesses Cinderella, Belle from Beauty and the Beast and Sleeping Beauty in front of a circle topper behind with the outline of Sleeping Beauty’s castle painted on it.
Despite Miller’s visual panache — when’s the last time a seraglio was depicted on the big screen? — these anecdotes are ultimately as unsatisfying as Campion’s Dog.
Armond White,
National Review,
7 Sep. 2022
The film, which was to be called In the Sultan’s Power, involved a dashing American traveler who rescues a young Frenchwoman from the seraglio of a diabolical Turkish nobleman.
Two new luxe resorts have premiered this season — The Strand, with its own boat, and South Bank from Grace Bay Resorts — villas surrounded by water on all sides, serviced by a boat concierge for yacht owners, or guests who just want to take an excursion.
Beth Landman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Dec. 2024
These people are caged—not in their homes, and not in the underground cells of Venezuela’s notorious prisons, but in a gated villa shaded by palm trees.
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