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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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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:Court of the Lions with Foliage.jpg|Court of the Lions.
File:Court of the Canal Generalife Alhambra.jpg|Court of the Canal Generalife.
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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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== 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.photozo.com/album/showphoto.php?photo=69659 Nasrid-decoration]
*[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/314 Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada]
[[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]]