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'''The Alhambra''' is a Moorish palace and fortress complex in [[Granada]], [[Spain]]. It is one of the Spanish major tourist attractions regarded as an Islamic masterpiece of architecture. It was started during the mid 14th century. ''The Alhambra was so called because of its reddish walls (in [[Arabic]], («qa'lat al-Hamra'» means Red Castle)... Charles V ordered the demolition of a part of the complex in order to build the palace which bears his name. '' [http://www.alhambradegranada.org/historia/alhambraHistoria_en.asp]
'''The Alhambra''' is a Moorish palace and fortress complex in [[Granada]], [[Spain]]. It is one of the Spanish major tourist attractions regarded as an [[Islamic]] masterpiece of architecture. It was started during the mid 14th century. ''The Alhambra was so called because of its reddish walls (in [[Arabic]], («qa'lat al-Hamra'» means Red Castle)... Charles V ordered the demolition of a part of the complex in order to build the palace which bears his name. '' [http://www.alhambradegranada.org/historia/alhambraHistoria_en.asp]
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File:Alhambra Patio de los Arrayanes.jpg|Patio de los Arrayanes.
File:Alhambra Patio de los Arrayanes.jpg|Court of the Arrayanes.
File:Canopy at the Alhambra.jpg|Canopy.
File:Canopy at the Alhambra.jpg|Canopy.
File:Abencerrajes Alhambra.jpg|Abencerrajes, Islamic carvings.
File:Abencerrajes Alhambra.jpg|Abencerrajes, Islamic carvings.
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[[File:Granada through windows of the Alhambra Palace.jpg]]
Granada framed through arched windows of the Alhambra Palace.
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