Monday, October 5, 2009

Symbol of Spain, of Andalusia: the Arabic-European fortress-palace called the Alhambra


Alhambra - Spanien - Spain
Originally uploaded by Ela2007
The Alhambra (Arabic: الْحَمْرَاء‎, Al-Ħamrā, literally "the red one"), is a palace and fortress complex of the Moorish rulers of Granada in southern Spain (known as Al-Andalus when the fortress was constructed during the mid 14th century), occupying a hilly terrace on the southeastern border of the city of Granada, says Wikipedia.

Once the residence of the Muslim rulers of Granada and their court, the Alhambra is now one of Spain's major tourist attractions exhibiting the country's most famous Islamic architecture, together with Christian 16th century and later interventions in buildings and gardens that marked its image as it can be seen today.

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