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Creation Year
1963
Image ID
CS.028
Alternate Identifier
B49.209
Subcollection
CS: Granada
Abstract
One of the seven-arched porticoes in the Court of the Myrtles within the Comares Palace, Alhambra. A shallow pool of water runs the length of the courtyard, flanked by myrtle bushes (hence the name “Court of the Myrtles”). Adjoining the courtyard are a number of rooms which functioned as the rooms of the King’s wives. At the ends are elaborate seven-arched porticoes supported by slender columns.
Description
One of the seven-arched porticoes in the Court of the Myrtles within the Comares Palace, Alhambra. A shallow pool of water runs the length of the courtyard, flanked by myrtle bushes (hence the name “Court of the Myrtles”). Adjoining the courtyard are a number of rooms which functioned as the rooms of the King’s wives. At the ends are elaborate seven-arched porticoes supported by slender columns. For a general account of the Alhambra, see slide B49.185.
Image Notes
Photograph created 1963. Photograph processed September 1963. Formerly catalogued as B49.209, BV.024. Notes written on the slide or index: Court of the Myrtles.
Image Format
Article
Geographic Reference
Granada, Spain
Keywords
Moorish, Muslim, Fourteenth Century, Fifteenth Century, Reconstructed, Palace, Brick, Stone, Stucco, Arches, Columns, Arcade, Pool, Courtyard, Portico, Carving, Stucco Carving, Archway
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