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Creation Year
1974
Image ID
CS.049
Alternate Identifier
B49.230
Subcollection
CS: Granada
Abstract
A lion statue in the gardens of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. Water plays an essential part in the architecture of the Hispano-Islamic gardens, as is evident from the number of fountains and waterways across the palaces.
Description
The Alhambra as a whole is one of the most fantasized monuments of Islamic Architecture, captivating the imagination of a vast number of writers and artists, including Washington Irving and the French author Chateaubriand, to name just a couple. Indeed, some parts of the Alhambra, such as the Court of the Lions, are commonly written about examples of the most beautiful architecture in the world. The palace-complex as it stands today was built mostly in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries under the Nasrid dynasty (1238-1492), in particular by Yusuf I (1333-54) and his son Muhammad V (1354-59, 1362-1391). Out of six royal palaces, only two survive (the Comares palace and the Palace of the Lions). A summer palace called the Generalife (from the Arabic jannat al-arif, ‘the garden of the architect’) is also extant. – SK
Image Notes
Photograph created 1974. Photograph processed June 1974. Formerly catalogued as B49.230. Notes written on the slide or index: Pavilion + pool.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Granada, Spain
Keywords
Moorish, Muslim, Fourteenth Century, Fifteenth Century, Reconstructed, Palace, Statue, Marble, Courtyard, Fountain