A quick glimpse inside the Alhambra
Thousand of visitors tour the Alhambra each day. To keep them all moving, tickets are purchased in advance and they are for a specific time. We were allotted 30 minutes to see the interior of the main restored buildings. Here are a few of the pictures I have that show the architecture, and craftsmanship of this wonderful palace.
Fortunately our tour guide was pre-booked and we only had to wait around for him to return with the tickets.
Inside the first courtyard it becomes clear that one picture will not be enough.
Windows of the Court of the Myrtles
This is the Hall of the Ambassadors. Nice ceiling but do not look at it too long.
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Notice the windows in the ceiling dome.
The Sala de los Abencerrajes ceiling has the stalactite vaulted honeycomb like style.
The furniture is very sparse but the mosaic work is outstanding.
From here we moved into the Lions Court, the main courtyard of the Alhambra.
The fountain of lions
There is always an opportunity to take another picture. The rope is there so tourists do not get too close to the open window and lean over the low ledge which does not look very secure.
Even the underside of the archways are decorated. This one is in the Sala de las dos Hermanas. (Room of the two sisters.)
If the man had stepped a little closer and held his camera past the doorway, looking up he would have seen what the ladies were keeping secret.
One of the last buildings added to the Alhambra complex is the court of Charles V. It does not have the same architecture as the earlier buildings.
On leaving the Charles V palace, this sign reminds us of an American Historian and Statesman, Washington Irving, who stayed at the Alhambra for a short time to write a history of the Alhambra. He was appointed Secretary to the American Legation in London in July 1829 before comleteing his work here.
