Corral del Carbon, Granada, Andalusia, Spain

The Corral del Carbon or the Coal House, a 14th century Nazari building originally used as an alhondiga, a corn exchange or grain store, then a charcoal market, inn, comedy theatre and housing, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The entrance tower seen here is decorated with stucco work, including kufic Arabic script and a large horseshoe arch, with mocarabe work inside the portico. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Al-andalus Al-andaluz Albaicin Albayzin Andalucia Andalucian Andaluz Carbon Charcoal Corn Corral Grain Granada Horseshoe Kufic Mocarabe Moorish Nazari Stucco

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