Living TRAVEL - SPAIN - 2019
GRANADA - ALHAMBRA PALACE
The Alhambra Palace and Granada
Part of the Alhambra palace/fortifications seen from the gardens
A Muslim fort, then palace, was constructed here on the site of a Roman fort, in the 13/14th centuries.
The site was was taken over in 1492 by the Christian Isabell 1st, just in time to sponsor the first Atlantic voyage of Christopher Columbus. After being in ruins for centuries, the site was rediscovered by the British, after Napolean had once again flattened a historic site before leaving.
Walls and towers, Alhambra
Alhambra walls and towers
Alhambra, Granada, Spain
Garden, Alhambra, Granada, Spain
Charles V Palace, Alhambra
Charles V Palace Courtyard, Alhambra, Granada, Spain
Charles V Palace Courtyard, Alhambra, Granada, Spain
Courtyard of the Lions, Alhambra
Courtyard of the Lions, Alhambra
Courtyard reflections, Alhambra
The intensely decorated Daraxar's Mirador (small room), looking out onto Daraxa's Patio
Highly decorated walls and ceilings in the Hall of Kings, Alhambra Place, Granada - see below for newly restored frescoes
Frescoes commissioned by Muhammed V of Granada, using leather, ceramics, glass and plasterwork, during the final reign of the Nasrid Muslims in Spain. Restored in 2019.
One of many different examples of high arches in the Alhambra
Patterns in the Islamic palaces, Alhambra, Granada, Spain
Detail of pattern in the Islamic palaces, Alhambra, Granada, Spain
Ceiling pattern
Details of some of the patterns in the Alhambra
