Alhambra Islam. The Alhambra ( / ælˈhæmbrə / ( listen) Spanish [aˈlambɾa] Arabic الْحَمْرَاء romanized AlḤamrāʾ pronounced [alħamˈraːʔ] lit 'The Red One') is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada Andalusia Spain The complex was begun in 1238 by Muhammad I Ibn alAhmar the first Nasrid emir It was built on the Criteria Cultural i iii ivLocation SpainInscription 1984 (8th )Part of Alhambra Generalife and Granada.
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The Alhambra is one of the Islamic World’s most beautiful creations In fact it’s the most visited site in all of Spain Visitors from all the world are drawn to the Alhambra’s exquisite palace complex and gardens all evoking the exotic past of Islamic Spain I had been dreaming of visiting the Alhambra since I took Art History in university.
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The Alhambra is a beautiful complex of buildings and gardens Its leafy treelined walkways provide pleasant shade and coolness enhanced by the abundance of water that flows in its streams It was the largest political and aristocratic centre of the Moslem West.
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The name of the Alhambra comes from the Arabic locution alQasr alHamraʿ meaning “Red Castle” The fortified palatine compound was built on top of the elevated Sabika Hill in Granada alAndalus (Islamic lands in presentday Spain) at the bottom of the Sierra Nevada The Islamic constructions span from the 11th to the 15th centuries.
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The Alhambra—Islamic Jewel of Granada
The Alhambra in Granada. Palace. Islamic architecture
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A City Within a City The name Alhambra which signifies “the red” in Arabic probably alludes to the color of the bricks that the Moors used to build the outer walls Nevertheless some prefer the explanation of Arabian historians who say that the construction of the Alhambra was carried on by “the light of torches”.
