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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
Earlier this week, Daniel Bishop, Jim Bishop's son and the caretaker of Bishop Castle, was seriously injured while working on a structure next to the castle.
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Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
Two years ago, the Man City phenom appeared in a 90-second spot for the game that saw him get recruited to storm a castle teeming with goblins, dragons and impish skeletons.
Kendall also participates in a toga party and is entertained by a provocative belly dancer in a male seraglio.
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J. Hoberman,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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.
Fellow season 7 Islander Cierra Ortega was later removed from the villa for using a racial slur for Asian people.
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Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
Mariano said of a scene in the first episode, in which newcomers made out with contestants immediately upon entering the villa without exchanging pleasantries.
The 10-bedroom, 21,145-square-foot mansion, which was listed by Alex Pirez of Mocca Realty, features a speakeasy lounge, gym and spa, eight-car garage and 335 feet of waterfront access.
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Catherine Odom
June 26,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
At its center is an 18-bedroom baronial mansion designed by architect David Bryce in 1850, with its south wing partially rebuilt in the 1980s following a fire.