The Alhambra, being a brief record of the Arabian conquest of the Peninsula (1907)
Calvert, Albert Frederick, 1872-1946 · London, John Lane; New York, John Lane company · leaf 596
(36i) The Alliambra. 363 This pile of building?, commenced for Charles V., wasnever finished, in consequence of his frequent absence, occa-sioned by the almost perpetual wars in which he was engaged,particularly in his efforts to suppress the insurrections of theMoors in the Alpujarras, and… … ROMAN COURT, PALACE OF CHARLES V. the site of the Palace commands a most beautiful view of thecity of Granada, as well as its surrounding Vega. As a speci-men of Spanish architecture, it reflects the highest credit on * Such, at least, are the reasons given for the abandonment of the giganticblocks…
