Alcázar Garden
Formal Spanish-style garden of star-shaped fountains framed by twenty-eight patterns of hand-glazed Moorish tile.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Alcazar Garden in Balboa Park, San Diego, traces its two names: Los Jardines de Montezuma for the 1915 exposition, then a redesign by architect Richard Requa for the 1935 fair, modeled on the royal gardens of Seville's Alcazar castle. It follows the star-shaped fountains and twenty-eight hand-glazed Moorish tile patterns Requa laid into the space, and the neighbors and garden clubs who later raised money to restore the cracked tilework and silent fountains. Look down at the tile beneath your feet as you listen.
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