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The Alhambra, “The Red Fortress,” is a royal residence and fortress built on top of a hill overlooking Granada, Spain, by Granada’s last Nasrid kings in the mid-fourteenth century CE. It is known for its courtyard, lion- and myrtle-fountains, gardens, and irrigation systems.

 Mosque of Cordoba

Name: The Myrtle Patio in the Nasrid Palace at the Alhambra

Material: Stucco, tile

Size:
Length: 37 m (121 ft)
Width: 23 m (75 ft)

Date: mid-14th century CE

Place of Origin: Granada, Spain

Location: Granada, Spain

Source and Registration#:
Wikimedia Commons
(accessed April 30, 2010).

Wadad Kadi

Avalon Foundation Distinguished Service Professor of Islamic Studies, Emerita, Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, University of Chicago