Dining Hall at the Alcazar de Segovia
I have been to a couple of castles in Europe and most of them were in Ireland and I can describe them as dark. There weren’t a lot of windows in the castle, and this was probably understandable since the castle also serves as a defense structure as well as serve as a magnet for attacks. Having a window to let arrows and invaders in is not really to their best interests. As a result, their windows were usually small and thus let only a small amount of light in. This results in dark rooms in castles. Which is why I was surprised to see the interior of the alcazar of Segovia so bright.
Two Knights in Armor Guarding a Door in the Alcazar de Segovia
Once you look around you will see that there there electric lights installed in the castle. This alcazar has been fitted with lights to allow visitors to see better. Some lights are put in strategic places to enhance some features of the castle as well as provide focus to these features. The one of the rooms which looked more like a dining halls was quite intruiging. The table could probably sit around eight people probably the king and his family. There is a large faded tapestry hung on the wall of the room. It appears like the tapestry has been there for the longest time. For warmth, there is a fireplace.
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