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File:Canopy at the Alhambra.jpg|Canopy. | File:Canopy at the Alhambra.jpg|Canopy. | ||
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*[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] | ||
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Revision as of 15:42, February 20, 2010
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. [1]
Patio de los Arrayanes.
Canopy.
Abencerrajes, Islamic carvings.
Court of the Lions.
Court of the Canal Generalife.
