THE ALHAMBRA

                   THE ALHAMBRA

The Alhambra "The Red One") is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It was originally constructed as a small fortress in AD 889 on the remains of Roman fortifications, and then largely ignored until its ruins were renovated and rebuilt in the mid-13th century by the Nasrid emir Mohammed ben Al-Ahmar of the Emirate of Granada, who built its current palace and walls.

Plane of the alhambra:

If you visit the Alhambra do not miss the incredible citadel of the Alhambra ordered in North,South,East and West 


Medina
At the service of the court was the Medina of the Alhambra, a whole city designed to cover any need of the Palace. Organized around a main street that rises gently from west to east, the city was equipped with public baths, a mosque, shops, etc


Nasrid palaces
The palatine city of the Alhambra housed six palaces and two other palaces-towers. In the current complex there are only three independent palaces with their own architectural entity, which are interconnected: they are the Mexuar, the Palace of Comares and the Palace of the Lions.










In these images we can see the incredible architecture and design .






You can also see the famous partal of the Alhambra and its incredible doors.

















































GENERALIFE.







Of the outlying buildings connected to the Alhambra, the foremost in interest is the Palacio de Generalifeor Gineralife (the Muslim Jennat al Arif, "Garden of Arif," or "Garden of the Architect"). This villa dates from the beginning of the 14th century but has been restored several times. The Villa de los Martires(Martyrs' Villa), on the summit of Monte Mauror, commemorates by its name the Christian slaves who were forced to build the Alhambra and confined here in subterranean cells.


















































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