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City walls of Granada from the Palace of the Lions, Alhambra.

City Walls of Granada from the Alhambra

Eleventh century Lions in the Courtyard of the Lions, Alhambra.

Eleveth century lions, Courtyrd of the Lions, Alhambra.

Porch in the Courtyard of the Lions

Portico in the Courtyard of the Lions

Portico, in the Courtyard of the Lions

Bathhouse roof, Alhambra Palace of the Lions.

"Tree of Life", North Gallery of the Courtyard of the Myrtles, Comares Palace, Alhambra. Note the heraldic sheild in the design which shows Christian influence in the later years of the Kingdom.

South Gallery end of the Courtyard of the Myrtles, Comares Palace, Alhambra. Enclosed during the reigns of Muhammed V (1354-1391). At rear is the exterior of the Palace of Charles V.

Northern end of the Courtyard of the Myrtles, 1350s. At rear the Comares Tower.

Southern end of the gallery enclosing the Courtyard of the Myrtles.

Detail of the galleries in the Courtyard of the Myrtles

Alcove in the Courtyard of the Myrtles

Alcove and paving in the Courtyard of the Myrtles

Alcove in the Courtyard of the Myrtles

Stucco in the Galleries surrounding the Courtyard of the Myrtles

Ceiling in gallery of the courtyard of the Myrtles

Archway into the courtyard of the facade of the Comares Palace

Blind door way into Comares Palace facade 1300s.

Archway into the courtyard of the Facade to the Comares Palace, built to commemorate the siege of Algeciras in 1369

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Wine Gate

Wine Gate Wine Gate The Wine Gate (Puerta del Vino) is supposed to be one of the oldest constructions of the Alhambra, it could date from the period of Mohammed II. Today it is isolated within the Square of the Cisterns (Plaza de los Aljibes) although it was possibly part of a group of constructions that enclosed this square.

Since 1556, the neighbours of the Alhambra left at this gate the wine that they drunk and which was not submitted to taxation. This is a possible explanation for the gate's name, although there is another theory, according to which the name is the result of a mistake. Apparently two words got muddled up: «Bib al-hamra'», meaning Red Gate or Gate to the Alhambra, which would be the original name of the gate, and «Bib al-jamra», meaning Wine Gate. This second theory would then prove that this was the access gate to the higher Alhambra.

The exterior façade of the gate is the oldest part and it has a pointed horseshoe arch and embossed voussoirs. A symbol appears on its lintel: a key with a cord and a plasterboard with the following text: «Glory to our Master the Sultan Abu 'Abd Allah al-Gani Billah» (Mohammed V). On this façade is a twin balcony, as is the case of the back façade of the gate, which was built later on.

On the back façade visitors may admire an arch with scallop with polychrome brick decoration. On the arch there is a lintel with voussoirs, which gives support to the second body, where the twin balcony is and on the crossing of its arch is the coat of arms of the Nasrid kings and the following text «Only God is Victor».

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The Palacio de Generalife (Arabic: جَنَّة الْعَرِيف‎ Jannat al-‘Arīf, literally, "Architect's Garden") was the summer palace and country estate of the Nasrid Emirs (Kings) of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus, now beside the city of Granada in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.

The palace and gardens were built during the reign of Muhammad III (1302–1309) and redecorated shortly after by Abu I-Walid Isma'il (1313–1324).

The complex consists of the Patio de la Acequia (Court of the Water Channel or Water-Garden Courtyard), which has a long pool framed by flowerbeds, fountains, colonnades and pavilions, and the Jardín de la Sultana (Sultana's Garden or Courtyard of the Cypress). The former is thought to best preserve the style of the medieval Persian garden in Al-Andalus.

Originally the palace was linked to the Alhambra by a covered walkway across the ravine that now divides them. The Generalife is one of the oldest surviving Moorish gardens.[1]

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The Palace of Charles V is a Renacentist construction in Granada, southern Spain, located on the top of the hill of the Assabica, inside the Nasrid fortification of the Alhambra. It was commanded by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, who wished to establish his residence close to the Alhambra palaces. Although the Catholic Monarchs had already altered some rooms of the Alhambra after the conquest of the city in 1492, Charles V intended to construct a permanent residence befitting an emperor. The project was given to Pedro Machuca, an architect whose biography and influences are poorly understood. At the time, Spanish architecture was immersed in the Plateresque style, still with traces of Gothic origin. Machuca built a palace corresponding stylistically to Mannerism, a mode still in its infancy in Italy. The exterior of the building uses a typically Renaissance combination of rustication on the lower level and ashlar on the upper. Even if accounts that place Machuca in the atelier of Michelangelo are accepted, at the time of the construction of the palace in 1527 the latter had yet to design the majority of his architectural works.

Panoramic view of the lower level The plan of the palace is a 17 meter high, 63 meter square containing an inner circular patio. This structure, the main Mannerist characteristic of the palace, has no precedent in Renaissance architecture, and places the building in the avant-garde of its time. The palace has two floors (not counting mezzanine floors). On the exterior, the lower is of a padded Tuscan order, while the upper is of the ionic order, alternating pilasters and pedimented windows. Both main façades boast portals made of stone from the Sierra Elvira.

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Córdoba Synagogue (Spanish: Sinagoga de Córdoba) is a historic edifice in the Jewish Quarter of Córdoba, Spain built in 1315.

The synagogue was built in Mudéjar style by architects led by Isaac Moheb. It consists of a courtyard, accessed from the street, which leads to a hallway, followed by the prayer room. On the eastern side of the hall is a staircase that leads to the women's gallery. The gallery overlooks the prayer room through three decorative arches. The prayer room measures 6.95 x 6.37 m.

After the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492, the building was devoted to various functions including a Hydrophobic hospital, a chapel for shoemakers and nursery school. It was declared a National Monument in 1885. Since then it has undergone several phases of the restoration including that of Felix Hernandez in 1929 and one started in 1977 for the reopening of the building in 1985 to celebrate the 850th anniversary of birth of Maimonides.

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There are 606,306 overall views in total for all my pictures.

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City walls of Granada from the Palace of the Lions, Alhambra.

City Walls of Granada from the Alhambra

Eleventh century Lions in the Courtyard of the Lions, Alhambra.

Eleveth century lions, Courtyrd of the Lions, Alhambra.

Porch in the Courtyard of the Lions

Courtyard of the Lions

Portico in the Courtyard of the Lions

Portico, in the Courtyard of the Lions

Bathhouse roof, Alhambra Palace of the Lions.

"Tree of Life", North Gallery of the Courtyard of the Myrtles, Comares Palace, Alhambra. Note the heraldic sheild in the design which shows Christian influence in the later years of the Kingdom.

South Gallery end of the Courtyard of the Myrtles, Comares Palace, Alhambra. Enclosed during the reigns of Muhammed V (1354-1391). At rear is the exterior of the Palace of Charles V.

Northern end of the Courtyard of the Myrtles, 1350s. At rear the Comares Tower.

Southern end of the gallery enclosing the Courtyard of the Myrtles.

Detail of the galleries in the Courtyard of the Myrtles

Alcove in the Courtyard of the Myrtles

Alcove and paving in the Courtyard of the Myrtles

Alcove in the Courtyard of the Myrtles

Stucco in the Galleries surrounding the Courtyard of the Myrtles

Ceiling in gallery of the courtyard of the Myrtles

Archway into the courtyard of the facade of the Comares Palace

Blind door way into Comares Palace facade 1300s.

Archway into the courtyard of the Facade to the Comares Palace, built to commemorate the siege of Algeciras in 1369

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