Archive for September, 2008
ProTraveler puts the Alhambra between 7 most impressive castles of Europe and beyond.
September 2nd, 2008
This blog devoted their articles to create lists of the most interesting places where travel, and in its entry on the most impressive castles of course that could not miss our Alhambra.
On the monument I quote below what it refers:
Alhambra Castle: The name of this 9th Century castle translates to The Red Fortress and highlights the most outstanding feature of this stunning castle - its instantly recognisable red hue. It’s of architectural interest today because of the fact that it blends both Christian and Islamic design, but the real reason that people love to visit this attraction on Spain’s Costa Tropical is because the building is just so amazingly beautiful.
Amazingly the Alhambra fell into neglect throughout the 18th and 19th Centuries with the lowest point being Napolean’s transformation of the castle into barracks for his troops stationed in Granada. It wasn’t until 1870 that the Alhambra was designated a national monument and given protection.
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