
La Reconquista and the Alhambra
Stuff You Missed in History Class
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The Red Castle of the Al-Kazaba
The Alhambra is considered the best example of Spanish Moorish architecture in the world. It was built between 1230 and 1360 on a hill overlooking Granada. There's water everywhere throughout the complex, filigreed windows,. ornamental Arabic script that is in poetry and passages from the Quran - all these sumptuous materials used.
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