September 19, 2005
Granada Photos: The Alhambra
Walls are clad in carved marble and bathed in light
These stone foundations mark the spot where soldiers' barracks once stood
Walkway to the Alcazaba (military garrison) that takes up much of the Alhambra
View of the garrison through a palace window
Arabesque! Or, if you prefer, "geometricized vegetal ornament."
Decorative tiles dress up a brick floor
Windows reveal the detail of the intricately carved ceiling
I love this room. I waited five minutes to get this shot between noisy tour groups
A shady corner in the royal palace for -- a guard? A handmaiden? A Spanish king or nobleman?
Ceiling with carved wood, gilt and inlay
Pietra dura in the arabesque style
Makes me wish I could read Arabic.
More geometricized vegetal ornaments for your consideration
I didn't even want to climb the stairs; I just wanted to stare at the doorway.
Tourist queue for la Casa Real, as viewed through a 600-year-old door
Another mesmerizing portal
View from the palace into Patio de los Leones (Court of the Lions)
Liz sez: "let's touch history!"
La Palacio de Generalife (the Garden of the Architect) has a commanding view of Granada and the Sierra Nevada mountains
I believe this is the Hall of the Abencerrages
The Patio de la Alberca (Court of the Pond) with the Casa Real in the b.g.
I think this is the Sala de las dos Hermanas (Hall of the Two Sisters), but I lost my guidebook.
Liz would like to make this topiary her summer home.
Forbidden fruit! Does UNESCO even have a produce police squad? I bet I could have gotten away with it.
Heading out of the Alcazaba