After the al-Andalus discussion in class on Tuesday, I wanted to research Granada’s red palace. The photo above is of the lion fountains we discussed in class. You can see the artistic and cultural syncretism in the sculpture and palace. Alhambra used to be a system of palaces that made up a separate city on a hill overlooking Granada, almost like a Vatican City/Rome thing. The lion fountains are part of the Palace of the Lions, commissioned by Muhammed V, the Sultan of the Emirate of Granada. Construction lasted from 1362 to 1391.
The link below takes you to the entire J-store catalogue of Alhambra (make sure you’re signed into the library website).
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