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Article: The Alhambra.(Book Review)
- Article from:
- Contemporary Review
- Article date:
- August 1, 2004
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2004 Contemporary Review Company Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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The Alhambra. Robert Irwin. Profile Books. [pounds sterling]15.99. vii + 214 pages. ISBN 1-86197-412-4. The Alhambra, as Mr Irwin reminds readers, is 'the finest example of a mediaeval Muslim palace' in Western Europe and the only such building to survive from the Middle Ages. Built in the fourteenth century, it was one of the outstanding structures erected during the 700 years of Mohammedan rule in what is now Spain. In this study the author describes the arrangement of the vast collection of buildings which overlook Granada and how they have changed over the centuries. He then discusses the historic ...
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