Detail, Hall of the Ambassadors, Alhambra, Granada

Mocarabe and stucco work from the Hall of the Ambassadors or Salon de los Embajadores, the most majestic hall of the palace, where the throne was and where official receptions took place, in the Comares Tower, Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Arabic inscriptions are from poems praising God. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13430802

Media ID

45100617

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5616px x 3679px (7.8MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen