architecture

Alhambra, Nasrid Palaces, Comares Palace

Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Palacios nazaríes, Palacio de Comares [Spanish]

Architecture

higher-level structure
Alhambra
built
1370
culture
Arab
style/period
Nasrid
work type by function
palace
patronage
Muhammed V of Granada

Architecture: Alhambra

built
889
1238
culture
Arab, Spanish
style/period
Nasrid, Moorish
work type by function
fortress, kasbah, royal palace, royal residence, building complex
patronage
Muhammed bin Al-Ahmar (Muhammad I), Yusuf I, Charles V

Specifications

Specification: Alhambra

width
205.0 m
length
740.0 m
area
142,000 m²

Geography

Europe » Southern Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Granada » Centro » Realejo - San Matías
local language location name
Granada, España [Spanish]
historical affiliations
Emirate of Granada
1370-1492
Crown of Castile
1492-1715

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada (Alhambra & the Generalife)
type
cultural
criteria
I, III, IV
designation
extension
reference
314bis-001
Alhambra, Nasrid Palaces, Comares Palace, Patio de los Arrayanes
Alhambra, Nasrid Palaces, Comares Palace, Court of the Myrtles Granada, Andalusia, Spain
Alhambra, Nasrid Palaces, Comares Palace, Patio of the Gilded Room, door
Alhambra, Nasrid Palaces, Comares Palace, Patio of the Gilded Room, entrance door Granada, Andalusia, Spain