Granada and the Alhambra: A brief description of the ancient city of Granada, with a particular account of the Moorish palaceCalvert, Albert Frederick
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Granada and the Alhambra: A brief description of the ancient city of Granada, with a particular account of the Moorish palace
Calvert, Albert Frederick
Alhambra (Granada, Spain); Art -- Spain -- Granada; Granada (Spain) -- Description and travel
ARAB LAMP IN MOSQUE]
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DETAILS OF THE FRONT OF THE MOSQUE OF THE HAREM]
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DETAILS OF ORNAMENT IN THE COURT OF THE MOSQUE]
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DETAILS IN THE COURT OF THE MOSQUE, EASTERN FAÇADE]
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ORNAMENT IN PANELS, COURT OF THE MOSQUE]
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WINDOW IN THE HALL OF AMBASSADORS]
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ENTRANCE TO THE HALL OF AMBASSADORS]
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HALL OF AMBASSADORS]
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SECTION AND ELEVATION OF THE INTERIOR OF THE HALL OF AMBASSADORS]
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ENCAUSTIC-TILE WORK OF THE HALL OF AMBASSADORS]
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ORNAMENT IN PANELS, HALL OF AMBASSADORS]
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INSCRIPTIONS IN THE HALL OF AMBASSADORS]
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KUFIC INSCRIPTIONS, HALL OF AMBASSADORS]
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“WA LA GHÁLIB ILA ALÁ!”--THERE IS NO CONQUEROR BUT GOD!--THE FAMOUS
MOTTO OF MOHAMMED I. AND HIS SUCCESSORS. AN EXAMPLE FROM THE HALL OF
AMBASSADORS]
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THE COURT OF THE LIONS FROM THE TEMPLETE POMIENTE]
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ENTRANCE TO THE COURT OF THE LIONS THROUGH THE POMIENTE CORNER]
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NORTH GALLERY AND FAÇADE OF THE HALL OF THE ABENCERRAGES]
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THE COURT OF THE LIONS FROM THE POMIENTE CORNER]
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VIEW IN THE COURT OF THE LIONS]
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VIEW IN THE COURT OF THE LIONS FROM THE HALL OF JUSTICE]
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THE COURT OF THE LIONS]
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GENERAL VIEW OF THE COURT OF THE LIONS]
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COURT OF THE LIONS]
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NORTH GALLERY IN THE COURT OF THE LIONS]
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SECTION, COURT OF THE LIONS]
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PAVILION IN THE COURT OF THE LIONS]
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FOUNTAIN AND EAST TEMPLE IN THE COURT OF THE LIONS]
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HALL OF JUSTICE AND COURT OF THE LIONS]
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ANGLE IN THE HALL OF JUSTICE]
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HALL OF JUSTICE]
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CEILING OF THE HALL OF JUSTICE]
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THE MOSQUE, AND VIEW OF THE GENERALIFE]
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EXTERIOR OF A WINDOW IN THE MOSQUE]
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THE MOSQUE, AND VIEW OF THE GENERALIFE]
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INTERIOR OF THE MOSQUE]
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COURT OF THE MOSQUE, WEST FAÇADE]
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INTERIOR OF THE MOSQUE, CONVERTED INTO A ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH]
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INTERIOR OF THE MOSQUE, CONVERTED INTO A ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH]
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JALOUSIES IN THE COURT OF THE MOSQUE]
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ENTRANCE TO THE HALL OF AMBASSADORS]
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BALCONY IN THE HALL OF AMBASSADORS]
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DETAIL OF THE HALL OF THE ARCHED WINDOWS]
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DETAIL IN THE HALL OF THE ABENCERRAGES]
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