Article: The Alhambra.(Book Review)

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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