ALHAMBRA

WHERE IS ALHAMBRA?It is located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. In other terms it is in the South part of Spain which was inhabited by muslims during period of a large time. Alhambra is built in a very beatiful and green place.

.When was it built? It was built during the XIV century by Yousuf I, the

very famous king of the dynasty of Nasrids. At first, but after him his son Muhammad IV followed him and kept renovating Alhambra’s buildings. As, result they got Alhambra’s magnificent building.

FACTS ABOUT ALHMABRA Most parts of Alhmabra (walls) are built with clay and soil. Al-Hambra means RED CASTLE During the French Domination of Spain, 1809 to

1812, several towers of the Alhambra were destroyed but later restored, some of which was done as late as the 20th century.

Constructed by the Nasrid rulers of Granada, Alhambra was initially intended to serve as a military fortress.

PARTS OF ALHAMBRACourt of the Myrtles

HALL OF THE AMBASSADORS

COURT OF THE LIONS AND FOUNTAIN HALL OF THE ABENCERRAJES

WHY AND WHEN IT WAS LISTED?In 1984 the Alhambra was declared World Heritage sites by UNESCO. The reasons, well there are many.Alhmabra is full of art and it’s such a well built construction that it had to be declared as UWHS Also it represents the different kind of religions which inhabited Spain.

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