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Granada, present and bygone (1908)

Calvert, Albert Frederick, 1872-1946, Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine), 1867-1928 · London : J. M. Dent & co. · leaf 229

An illustration from Granada, present and bygone, 1908, leaf 229
ermitted. The Palace of Charles V. Far more conspicuous and imposing, exteriorly,than the Moorish Alcazar, is the huge square building,roofless and forlorn, which confronts you as youemerge from the Gate of Justice on to the Plazade los Algibes. This is the stately palace dome THE ALHAMBRA i8i… … Generalife. Acequia Court it, to the dignity of a monarch than the old homeof the Nasrid sultans. The cost was defrayed by aheavy tribute exacted from the Moorish inhabitants,who had been threatened with new and severe dis-abilities and restrictions. Though a considerable l82 GRANADA portion of the…

Cano, Alonso, 1601-1667 · Alhambra (Granada, Spain) · Architecture -- Spain Granada · Granada (Spain) -- Description and travel · Granada (Spain) -- History

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