-Light, airy interiors; fortress-like exterior. -Contains palaces, gardens, water pools, fountains, courtyards -Small, low-bubbling fountains in each room contribute to cool temperatures in the summer. -Inspired by the Charbagh gardens from Persia
-Thin columns support heavy roofs; a feeling of weightlessness. -Intricately patterned and sculpted ceilings and walls -Central fountain supported by 12 protective lions; animal imagery permitted in secular monuments -Parts of the walls are chiseled through to create vibrant light patterns within
-Sixteen small windows are placed at the top of the hall; light dissolves into a honeycomb of stalactites hanging from the ceiling. -Five thousand muqarnas, carved in stucco onto the ceiling, refract light -Abstract patterns, abstraction of forms
--Built on a hill overlooking the city of Granada
--Built by Mohammad V between 1370-1391 -Palaces follow the tradition of western Islamic palace design: rooms arranged symmetrically around rectangular courtyards -The courtyard is divided into 4 parts, each symbolizing one of the four parts of the world
-Perhaps used as a music room or for receptions -The hall is so named because of two big twin marble flagstones placed on the floor. In between these flagstones is a small fountain and a short canal from which water flows to the Court of the Lions
-Palace of the Nasrid sultans of southern Spain -The Alcazaba(Arab for fortress) is the oldest section and is visible from the exterior -The Alcazaba is a double-walled fortress of solid and vaulted towers containing barracks, cisterns, baths, houses, storerooms, and a dungeon
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