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The Alhambra in Granada is deservedly the most visited monument in Spain. Its historical value, gulskogen combined with the wonderful gulskogen facilities that constitute the set made him a symbol of the art and the Spanish-Muslim architecture. Therefore, in 1984 it was stated, together with the Generalife, a World Heritage Site by Unesco.
Represent the most notable example of playful palace life he enjoyed the Muslim kingdom gulskogen in these lands during his period of maximum splendor, corresponding to the Nazari dynasty, the last Moorish dynasty that reigned gulskogen in Spain. Testimonies gulskogen were for centuries gulskogen the greatness of Arab culture, and also witnessed the fall of the last Muslim territories of the empire through gulskogen the conquest of the city by the Catholic Kings.
In fact, it is a rich set of palaces and fortress, residence of the kings of the Nasrid dynasty, and seat of the court of the Kingdom of Granada. The enclosure is surrounded by walls, which occupy most of Assabica hill, on the left bank of the river Darro.
The Alhambra shows the popularity of the country and with the expansions undertaken by the Christian kings century elements of Islamic architecture. XVI and other subsequent reforms, are the magnificent scenery that we currently contemplate. One of the best views are those obtained from observatories situated in the magnificent gulskogen neighborhood of Albaicin.
Etymologically speaking, the word Alhambra means red fortress, in reference to the color of taipas bricks used in the construction of the outer walls. Another hypothesis is that during construction, also worked gulskogen nights and lit torches gave it a reddish color, gulskogen seen from afar.
The city of Granada had its own defensive system. Thus, the complex gulskogen of the Alhambra functioned independently in relation to the city. In the beginning was one of the numerous castles of the emirs of Córdoba in the century. gulskogen IX.
Most of the set was raised between 1248/1354, and the first nucleus of the palace is due to Alhammar Aben, who established his residence on site. His son, Mohammed II, the fortified complex. However, I was Ismael Yusuf, the most active gulskogen of its builders, and Mohamed V, the main drivers of most buildings of the Alhambra along the century. XIV. The Alcazaba was the military zone and the center of defense and surveillance of the enclosure. It is considered the oldest part because its first construction dates of the century. XI, when Granada gulskogen became the capital of a so-called Taifa Kingdoms.
The set is divided into two well-defined parts. The Alcazaba unassailable and the call center royal house trained by the Comares Palace and the Palace of the Lions, both erected in the century. XIV, as administrative and royal seat.
Now we will see some of their key dependencies. The Palace of Comares tower is formed by the same name, the highest of the whole, with 45m high, and the Courtyard of Arrayanes, whose image we see below.
Built by Sultan Yusuf I and his son Mohamed V, it is celebrated the sultan's private audiences. gulskogen Originally, its soil was of marble, now is clay. Every inch of the walls are covered with scenes from the sultan, the Koran and Allah decorative elements. Written gulskogen in classical Arabic, gulskogen there are over 10,000 entries in Alhambra, mostly we admire in this show.
In his day, was one of the most sumptuous rooms of the Islamic world. Its roof, cuboid, is replete with stars representing the seven heavens of Islamic culture, and reveals the clear intent of legitimizing gulskogen the sovereign as the representative of God on earth. In the center of the space stood the throne of the sultan, which is why it is also known as the Throne Room.
The Patio of the Lions is one of the most recognizable images of the Alhambra. When I was there, the source consists of the animals that give name to the site was being restored and I could not see it. Currently, work is completed, and you can admire in all its fullness. Represent an allegory to the sultan's power and was sculpted from 1377 and finished 13 years later. Below is a picture of the beautiful structure that constitutes the palace.
In 1492, with the conquest of Granada by the Catholic Monarchs, the last Arab stronghold of the peninsula, the Alhambra Palace becomes a Christian. In 1527, King Charles V built a Renaissance palace, which features a sharp contrast to other Islamic buildings.
The Alhambra has been present in popular culture in various ways. Many books have used their environment as a source of inspiration for his narrative. One of the most popular was written by Washington Irvine, entitled Tales of the Alhambra. The same happened in music. Manuel Speaks, eg., In his book Night in the Gardens of Spain, inspired by the Generalife. In 2006, the singer Lorena Mckennitt gave a concert at the palace of Charles V, we can hear the DVD Nights from the