The Alhambra and the Generalife make up a huge complex of palaces, monuments and gardens in Granada, Spain. The Alhambra was originally a small fortress built on the remains of Roman fortifications. The fortress was converted into a royal palace by the Nasrid rulers in the 14th century. It was expanded during those years of Islamic rule in Spain.
Generalife was originally built in the 13th century as the summer palace and country estate of the Nasrid rulers. It includes a large garden complex.
The Granada War ended in 1491 with the Treaty of Granada. The war eliminated the last Islamic foothold on the Iberian peninsula and ended the Reconquista. The entire Iberian peninsula was now under Christian rule. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella forced the Muslims out of Granada in 1492 unless they agreed to convert to Christianity. The Alhambra became the royal court of Ferdinand and Isabella, so the palaces were modified further, but in the Renaissance style. Christopher Columbus received royal assent at Alhambra for his expeditions to America.
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The Alhambra in Granada, SpainThe Alhambra in Granada, Spain, 2017.
Example of Arabesque decor at The Alhambra, Granada, Spain.Example of Arabesque Decor at The Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
View of La Ermita de San Miguel Alto from The Alhambra, Granada, Spain.View of La Ermita de San Miguel Alto from The Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
Is that bird mocking the lion at The Alhambra, Granada, Spain?A Mocking Bird at The Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017?
Example of Arabesque decor in The Alhambra, Granada, Spain.Arabesque Decor in The Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
Example of Arabesque decor in The Alhambra, Granada, Spain.Arabesque Decor in The Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
A ceramic mosaic in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain.A Ceramic Mosaic in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
Islamic calligraphy and ceramic mosaics in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain.Islamic Calligraphy and Ceramic Mosaics in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
Detail of a ceiling in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain.Detail of a Ceiling in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
Example of Arabesque decor on a doorway in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain.Arabesque decor in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
Window detail in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain.Window Detail in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
Diffused lighting highlights some Arabesque Decor in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain.Arabesque Decor in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
A Room in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain.A Room in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
A lily pond in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain.A Lily Pond in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
The Palace of Carlos V in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain.The Palace of Carlos V in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
Detail of the Palace of Carlos V in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain.Palace of Carlos V in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
Detail of the Palace of Carlos V in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain.Palace of Carlos V in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
Detail of the Palace of Carlos V in The Alhambra, Granada, Spain.Palace of Carlos V in The Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
Example of yeseria in the Nasrid Palaces in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain.Yeseria in the Nasrid Palaces in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
Example of Arabesque decor in the Nasrid Palaces in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain.Arabesque Decor in the Nasrid Palaces in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
Arabesque decor covers the walls in the Nasrid Palaces in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain.Arabesque Decor in the Nasrid Palaces in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
Window detail in the Nasrid Palaces in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain.Window in the Nasrid Palaces in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
The The "Court of the Myrtles" in the Nasrid Palaces in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
Light from a stained-glass window in the Hall of the Two Sisters in the Nasrid Palaces in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain.Hall of the Two Sisters in the Nasrid Palaces in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
Pillars with Arabesque decor in the Court of the Lions in The Alhambra, Granada, Spain.Court of the Lions in The Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
The fountain in the Court of the Lions in The Alhambra, Granada, Spain.The Court of the Lions in The Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
Detail of the fountain in the Court of the Lions in The Alhambra, Granada, Spain.Court of the Lions in The Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
The Bell on the Top of the Torre de la Vela, in the Alcazaba of The Alhambra, Granada, Spain.Torre de la Vela, in the Alcazaba of The Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
The Alhambra, Granada, Spain.The Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
View of the Seirra Nevadas from The Alhambra, Granada, Spain.Seirra Nevadas from The Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 2017.
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