The Alhambra receives its name from its red color and is located on a hill in Granada, Spain, providing strategic views of the entire city. The architects focused on decorating every space, as they believed that more decoration was always better. Some of the notable parts of the Alhambra include the Court of Lions, known for its fountain with 12 lions, the Court of Myrtles named for its myrtle bushes and central pond, and the Patio of the Wrought Iron Grille featuring an iron grille on the southern wall.

2.  The Alhambra recieves its name from it
reddish colour (the Arabic name of the
castle was «qa'lat al-Hamra'», that
means Red Castle).

3. Location
 The Alhambra its on Granada, on top of
the hill al-Sabika, on the left bank of the
river Darro, to the west of the city of
Granada and in front of the
neighbourhoods of the Albaicin and of
the Alcazaba.
 This is an estrategic location, because it
has views of all the city.

4. Art
 The greatest preocupation of
the Alhambra’s architects
was covering all the space
with decoration. Most of the
interior archs haven’t got
any structure, they just
decorate the space;
because the architects
thought that, talking about
decoration, everything was
never enough.

5.  Here we can see part of an Alhambra’s wall.

6. Map
 Here is a map of the Alhambra

7. Some parts of the Alhambra
 Court of Lions
o This probably is the most famous part of
the Alhambra.
o It recieves its name because of the
fountain with twelve lions that is inside it.
o Mohammed V ordered its construction

9.  Court of Myrtles
o It has recieved different names,but this
name is because the two myrtle bushes
that are on it. Other names are Patio of
the Pond or Patio of the Reservoir.
o The central pond is is 34 metres long
and 7,10 meters wide.
o The pond divides the patio and receives
its water from two fountains (one at each
end of the pond).

11.  Patio of the Wrought Iron Grille
o It’s so known because of the
wrought iron grille that is on the
southern wall since 1655, as if
it were a balcony.
o It was constructed at the same
time than the Emperor’s
Chambers.
o In the middle of the patio there
is a stone fountain and in the
corners there are hundred-
year-old cypresses.

13. Bibliography
 For more information you can visit this
page:
 http://www.alhambradegranada.org/en/in
fo/historicalintroduction.asp
Note: on the left side of the web, there are links for more pages
about the Alhambra.