Puebla de Alcocer Castle is an impressive castle built during the 12th and 14th centuries. It was restored in the 16th century by Don Gutierre de Sotomayor, Master of the Order of Alcántara, thanks to the authorization of the license of the King of Castilla Juan II.
It is located in an elongated rocky mass, at the highest point of Puebla de Alcocer, where rivalsmovements were monitored for miles around. Today we look over the regions of La Serena and La Siberia and the fortification can be seen from various points.
The castle silhouette, the majestic Tower of Homage, the cylindrical floor,where at the top, you can see it decorated with the coat of arms of the families Zúñiga and Sotomayor.
It can be visited on foot and one can explore the inner wall, the courtyard of arms and the Tower of Homage, where from its height, you can see a unique landscape. This is considered to be one of the largest reservoirs in Spain, the Reservoirs of La Serena, and Orellana.
References:The Clementinum is a historic complex of buildings in Prague. Until recently the complex hosted the National, University and Technical libraries, the City Library also being located nearby on Mariánské Náměstí. The Technical library and the Municipal library have moved to the Prague National Technical Library at Technická 6 since 2009. It is currently in use as the National Library of the Czech Republic.
Its history dates from the existence of a chapel dedicated to Saint Clement in the 11th century. A Dominican monastery was founded in the medieval period, which was transformed in 1556 to a Jesuit college. In 1622 the Jesuits transferred the library of Charles University to the Klementinum, and the college was merged with the University in 1654. The Jesuits remained until 1773, when the Klementinum was established as an observatory, library, and university by the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria.