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Y Patio de Arrayanes
This pool, set anid myrtle hedges and
graceful arcades, reflects light into the
surrounding halls.

A Patio de los leones
Built by Muharrmad V (1354- 91), this patio is
A P alacio del P ar tal
lined with arcades supported by 124 slender
A pavilion with an ard'led p()(tico and a
tower is a II that remains of this palace, marble columns. At its center, a fountain rests
on 12 marble lions. A P atio de Ia Acequia, Genera life
the oldest building in the Alhambra.
Washington Irving's Apartments
The celebrated American author wrote
his Tales of the Alhambra (1832) here.
Batios Rea les

Sala de los Abencerrajes >
This hall takes its name from
a noble family that was the
rival of the Nasrid sultan
Boabdil. According to
legend, he had them
massacred while they
attended a banquet here.
The geometrical ceiling
pattern was inspired by
Pythagoras' theorem.
~ Sala de los Reyes
This great banqueting hall was used to hold
extravagant parties and feasts. Beautiful
ceiling paintings on leather, from the 14th
~~-\.century, depict tales of hunting and d'livalry.

Puerta de Ia Rawda

Sala de las Dos Hermanas
With its honeycomb dome,
the Hall of the Two S isters is
regarded as the ultimate e xample
of Spanish-Islamic architecture.

Salon de
Embajadores >
PLAN OF THE ALHAMBRA

P alace of Charles V Patio del Mexuar >
Built in 1526, this KEY This council chamber,
houses a coli ecti on of The Alhambra complex Casas Reales (shOwn abOve) completed in 1365,
Spanish-Islamic art. the includes the Casas Reales, ._] Palace of Charles V was where the reigning
highlight of which is the 13th-century Alcazaba, the Nasrid sultan heard the
the Alhambra vase. 16th-century Palace of Charles V, ] Alcazaba petitions of his subjects
U P ark and held meetings
and the Generalife, which is
located just off the map. Other build ings wi ttl his ministers.
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