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Best
historical
place
de
Spain
.
Alhambra, palace and
fortress
of
the Moorish monarchs
of Granada, Spain.
The
name
Alhambra,
signifying
in
Arabic
“the
red,”
is
probably
derived
from
the
reddish
colour
of
the tapia (rammed
earth)
of
which
the
outer
walls
were
built.
Granada:
Alhambra
The
Alhambra,
Granada,
Spain.
Alhambra,
Spain,
designated
a
World
Heritage
site
in
1984.
History
Admire
the
Alhambra's
coloured
tiles,
carved
stucco
and
wood,
and
calligraphy
in
Grenada,
Spain
Overview
of
the
Alhambra,
Granada,
Spain.
Encyclopædia
Britannica,
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videos
for
this
article
Constructed
on
a
plateau
that
overlooks
the
city
of
Granada,
the
Alhambra
was
built
chiefly
between
1238
and
1358,
in
the
reigns
of Ibn
al-Aḥmar,
founder
of
the Naṣrid
dynasty,
and
his
successors.
The
splendid
decorations
of
the
interior
are
ascribed
to
Yūsuf
I
(died
1354).
After
the
expulsion
of
the
Moors
in
1492,
much
of
the
interior
was
effaced
and
the
furniture
was
ruined
or
removed. Charles
V,
who
ruled
in
Spain
as
Charles
I
(1516–56),
rebuilt
portions
in
the Renaissance style
and
destroyed
part
of
the
Alhambra
in
order
to
build
an
Italianate
palace
designed
by Pedro
Machuca in
1526.
In
1812
some
of
the
towers
were
blown
up
by
a
French
force
under
Horace-François-Bastien
Sébastiani
during
the Peninsular
War (War
of
Independence),
and
the
rest
of
the
buildings
narrowly
escaped
the
same
fate.
In
1821
an
earthquake
caused
further
damage
to
the
complex.
An
extensive
repair
and
rebuilding
program
was
undertaken
in
1828
by
the
architect
José
Contreras
and
endowed
by Ferdinand
VII in
1830.
After
the
death
of
Contreras
in
1847,
his
son
Rafael
continued
his
work
for
nearly
four
decades.
Upon
Rafael’s
death
in
1890,
he
was
succeeded
by
his
son,
Mariano
Contreras
Granja
(died
1912).
Additional restoration
and
conservation work
continued
through
the
21st
century
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