The Alhambra and the Life Generalife: Granada, Spain
The Reflective Pools were used to add to the aesthetic and functional complexity. Moorish poets described Alhambra as "a pearl set in emeralds".
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Columns and muqarnas appear in several chambers, and the interiors of numerous palaces are decorated with arabesques and calligraphy.
The passage ways lead to a center court.
The decorations consist of Arabic inscriptions manipulated into geometrical patterns wrought in arabesques.
Everywhere throughout the Palace (Fort) there was incredible detailed art; the Moorish style reflects the Muslin art in its final European stages.
Blue, red, and a golden yellow were the colors chiefly employed.
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View from the Alhambra.
While the inside was lavish the outside remained austere.
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