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Creation Date
1963
Image ID
B49.242
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Article
Geographic Reference
Granada, Spain
Description
242- Muqarnas or stalactite vaulting in the Mocarabes court leading into the Court of the Lions. The ceiling of this hall was blown up in 1590 when the French were using it as a storage room for gunpowder. The word ‘mocarabes’ refers to the kind of muqarnas/stalactite vaulting applied especially in al-Andalus. For a general account of the Alhambra, see slide B49.185.
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Granada, Spain
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