The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex in Granada, Spain, built mainly during the Nasrid dynasty of the thirteenth through fifteenth centuries. It is regarded as one of the most important surviving examples of Islamic architecture and is the only well preserved palace complex to survive from the medieval Islamic world. Later additions include sections built in the Spanish Renaissance style after the Christian reconquest of Granada.
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The Nasrid palace-fortress at Granada, the most celebrated surviving example of Moorish architecture.
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Source Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of ArchitectureBanister Fletcher, edited by Dan Cruickshank (20th edition)
Source Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of ArchitectureBanister Fletcher, edited by Dan Cruickshank (20th edition)
Its walls carry some of the most elaborate carved stucco ornament and muqarnas in Islamic architecture.
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1. Alhambra (Wikipedia)
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It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and the only well-preserved palace from the medieval Islamic world. Additionally, the palace contains notable examples of Spanish Renaissance architecture.
2. UNESCO World Heritage Centre Official Site
UNESCO World Heritage Centrewhc.unesco.org/en/list/314, brief synthesis section
Rising above the modern lower town, the Alhambra and the Albaycin, situated on two adjacent hills, form the medieval part of Granada. To the east of the Alhambra fortress and residence are the magnificent gardens of the Generalife, the former rural residence of the emirs who ruled this part of Spain in the 13th and 14th centuries.
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Wikidata item Q47476, property P571: 1239
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