General view
by COVARRUBIAS, Alonso de, Photo
Covarrubias accepted commissions in other cities in spite of his duties at Toledo Cathedral. In 1537, together with Luis de Vega, he was chosen by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, to be surveyor to the fabric of the Alc�zares (palaces) at Madrid, Toledo and Seville, a post he was to hold until 1569.
In 1543 Covarrubias began to remodel the medieval Alc�zar of Toledo in a Renaissance style.
View the ground plan of the Alc�zar, Toledo.