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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] Since 1984 the Alhambra is included in the [[World Heritage List]]. |
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| | == External links == | | == External links == |
| − | | + | [[File:Arrayanes Court Alhambra details.jpg|thumb|Nasrid decoration, Court of the Arrayanes.]] |
| | *[http://www.picturechoice.org/andalusia/alhambra.html Alhambra Granada] | | *[http://www.picturechoice.org/andalusia/alhambra.html Alhambra Granada] |
| | *[http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200604/# A Virtual Walking Tour: The Alhambra] | | *[http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200604/# A Virtual Walking Tour: The Alhambra] |
| | *[http://www.alhambradegranada.org/galeriasDeFotos/sala1_en.asp Photos of the Alhambra] | | *[http://www.alhambradegranada.org/galeriasDeFotos/sala1_en.asp Photos of the Alhambra] |
| | + | *[http://www.photozo.com/album/showphoto.php?photo=69659 Nasrid-decoration] |
| | + | *[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/314 Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada] |
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| | + | [[File:Arcos en patio de los leones, la Alhambra.JPG|left|360px]] Court of the Lions. |
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| | [[Category:Architecture]] | | [[Category:Architecture]] |
| | + | [[Category:World Heritage Sites]] |