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Alhambra
The Alhambra is an exceptional resource for the art and court culture of Islamic al-Andalus. Its later history shows how use, appropriation and conservation continue to reshape the meaning of a building.
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Facts
- Place
- Granada, Spain
- Civilisation / patron
- Nasrid Emirate of Granada
- Built
- c. 1238 – 1358
- Status
- Still standing
- UNESCO World Heritage since
- 1984
- UNESCO World Heritage
History
The Nasrid rulers built a walled residence of palaces, baths and gardens on the hill above Granada. Fine stucco, tile patterns, calligraphy and water features characterise its courtyards. The principal palaces date from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, but the site contains earlier and later layers of construction. After the Christian conquest in 1492, alterations followed, including the Palace of Charles V, as well as extensive conservation.
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Sources: Wikipedia — Alhambra