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Comares
Palace
The
palace
was
built
around
the
Arrayanes
patio,
the
beginning
of
the
works
was
carried
out
during
the
reign
of
Ismail
I
of
Granada
who
reigned
between
1314
and
1325,
the
work
continued
by
Yusuf
I
of
Granada
(1333-1354)
who
was
assassinated
before
to
see
it
completed
and
finally
Muhammad
V
was
able
to
finish
it
in
1370.
The
main
palace
is
possibly
the
seat
of
the
executive
power
while
the
judicial
and
administrative
power
operate
in
the
adjacent
courtyards.
It
is
accessed
from
the
south
side
of
the
Golden
Room
patio.
It
has
a
rectangular
plan
with
a
large
central
patio
with
porticoes
at
the
shorter
ends
and
in
which
a
swimming
pool
is
located.
In
the
north
of
the
patio
we
find
the
sultan's
private
quarters:
he
used
the
ground
floor,
made
up
of
the
Boat
room,
in
summer
and
the
upper
floor,
made
up
of
the
side
bedrooms,
in
winter.
In
this
area
there
is
also
the
Ambassadors'
Hall:
a
square-shaped
hall
with
projections
on
the
sides
like
alcoves,
possibly
its
function
was
to
receive
audiences
and
official
events.
We
find
the
southern
area
of
the
patio
remodeled
after
the
construction
of
the
palace
of
Charles
V,
it
could
be
for
the
heir,
while
the
concubines
and
the
service
were
behind
the
main
façade
to
the
Mexuar
patio.
The
hammam
of
the
Comares
Palace
Bath,
also
known
as
the
Royal
Bath
because
it
was
for
the
private
use
of
the
Catholic
Monarchs,
dates
back
to
the
time
of
Yusuf
I
(1333-1354).
The
Royal
Bath
or
Comares
is
one
of
the
most
interesting
spaces
within
the
Alhambra
complex,
with
one
of
the
hammams
in
the
best
state
of
conservation
to
date
in
the
West,
practically
intact
despite
some
structural
modifications
and
more
testimonial
maintenance.
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Etymography
The
name
comares
has
given
rise
to
very
varied
etymological
research.
Here
is
a
small
sample:
As
Diego
de
Guadix
indicates
in
his
dictionary
of
Arabic
words,
the
word
comares
can
derive
from
cun,
with
the
meaning
of
get
up
but
ari
with
the
meaning
of
look.
Thus,
Cunari
would
mean
“stand
up
and
look.”
The
word,
later
corrupted,
gave
comares,
which
in
a
free
translation
would
mean:
"Open
your
eyes
and
see."
In
the
opinion
of
the
16th
century
Granada
historian
Luis
del
Mármol,
the
name
Comares
is
due
to
a
highly
appreciated
artistic
craftsmanship
among
Syrians
and
Persians
called
Comaraxía,
a
glass
manufacturing
technique
for
the
exterior
and
roofs.
Another
theory
is
that
the
name
Comares
comes
from
the
Arabic
word
qumariyya
or
qamariyya,
which
are
the
colored
glass
that
can
still
be
seen
on
the
balcony
of
the
Ambassadors'
lounge.
Qumarish
is
the
name
of
a
place
in
North
Africa
where
a
large
part
of
the
artisans
who
worked
in
the
Alhambra
came
from.
Facade
of
the
Comares
Palace
The
façade
of
the
palace
was
erected
by
order
of
Mohamed
V,
being
inaugurated
in
1370,
it
is
an
interior
façade,
in
the
Mexuar
courtyard,
which
anticipates
the
majesty
of
the
interior
of
the
palace
and
in
which
the
sultan
sat,
under
the
eaves
of
the
façade,
while
attending
to
those
seeking
justice.
With
original
cedar
wood
eaves,
decoration
of
pine
cones
and
shells.
Beneath
it,
shuttered
windows
with
latticework.
Two
rectangular
covers
bordered
with
ceramic
border.
It
is
the
entrance
to
the
official
palace.
