Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Nasrid

The "Palacio de Generalife" was the summer palace of the Nasrid rulers. The palace and the gardens were built within the 12th and 13th century and could be accessed directly from the Alhambra. Most of the gardens were rebuilt in the 1930s.

The "Palacio de Generalife" was the summer palace of the Nasrid rulers. The palace and the gardens were built within the 12th and 13th century and could be accessed directly from the Alhambra.

The "Palacio de Generalife" was the summer palace of the Nasrid rulers. The palace and the gardens were built within the 12th and 13th century and could be accessed directly from the Alhambra.

The "Palacio de Generalife" was the summer palace of the Nasrid rulers. The palace and the gardens were built within the 12th and 13th century and could be accessed directly from the Alhambra. Most of the gardens were rebuilt in the 1930s.

Granada - Palacio de Generalife The "Palacio de Generalife" was the summer palace of the Nasrid rulers. The palace and the gardens were built within the 12th and 13th century and could be accessed directly from the Alhambra. Most of the gardens were rebuilt in the 1930s.

The "Palacio de Generalife" was the summer palace of the Nasrid rulers. The palace and the gardens were built within the 12th and 13th century and could be accessed directly from the Alhambra. Most of the gardens were rebuilt in the 1930s. The "Patio de la Acequia".

A small fortress was built in 889 on the remains of Roman fortifications on which in the mid-13th century the Alhambra, a large palace and fortress complex, got erected by the Nasrid Emir Mohammed ben Al-Ahmar. In 1333 it was converted into a royal palace by Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada. After the Reconquista in 1492, the site became the Royal Court of Ferdinand II of Aragon and his wife Isabella I of Castile. The palaces were partially altered in the Renaissance style. A palace better befitting the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was completed due to Morisco rebellions in Granada. In 1526 Charles V commissioned a new palace better befitting the Holy Roman Emperor, but this was ultimately never completed due to Morisco rebellions. The Alhambra complex, having fallen in disrepair, was rediscovered following the defeat of Napoleon, who had conducted retaliatory destruction of the site. The rediscoverers were first British intellectuals and then other travelers. One of them was the US-author Washington Irving, who published "Tales of the Alhambra" in 1832. Today the well restored Alhambra is one of Spain's major tourist attractions, though tourists with no prebooked tickets, won´t see it all. The Alhambra seen from the neighbouring "Palacio de Generalife".

A small fortress was built in 889 on the remains of Roman fortifications on which in the mid-13th century the Alhambra, a large palace and fortress complex, got erected by the Nasrid Emir Mohammed ben Al-Ahmar. In 1333 it was converted into a royal palace by Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada. After the Reconquista in 1492, the site became the Royal Court of Ferdinand II of Aragon and his wife Isabella I of Castile. The palaces were partially altered in the Renaissance style. A palace better befitting the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was completed due to Morisco rebellions in Granada. In 1526 Charles V commissioned a new palace better befitting the Holy Roman Emperor, but this was ultimately never completed due to Morisco rebellions. The Alhambra complex, having fallen in disrepair, was rediscovered following the defeat of Napoleon, who had conducted retaliatory destruction of the site. The rediscoverers were first British intellectuals and then other travelers. One of them was the US-author Washington Irving, who published "Tales of the Alhambra" in 1832. Today the well restored Alhambra is one of Spain's major tourist attractions, though tourists with no prebooked tickets, won´t see it all. In the gardens of the Alhambra Mass tourism has left its marks. Many tourist left their messages in the bark of the trees. Maybe they had no prebooked tickets.

A small fortress was built in 889 on the remains of Roman fortifications on which in the mid-13th century the Alhambra, a large palace and fortress complex, got erected by the Nasrid Emir Mohammed ben Al-Ahmar. In 1333 it was converted into a royal palace by Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada. After the Reconquista in 1492, the site became the Royal Court of Ferdinand II of Aragon and his wife Isabella I of Castile. The palaces were partially altered in the Renaissance style. A palace better befitting the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was completed due to Morisco rebellions in Granada. In 1526 Charles V commissioned a new palace better befitting the Holy Roman Emperor, but this was ultimately never completed due to Morisco rebellions. The Alhambra complex, having fallen in disrepair, was rediscovered following the defeat of Napoleon, who had conducted retaliatory destruction of the site. The rediscoverers were first British intellectuals and then other travelers. One of them was the US-author Washington Irving, who published "Tales of the Alhambra" in 1832. Today the well restored Alhambra is one of Spain's major tourist attractions, though tourists with no prebooked tickets, won´t see it all. As we had no prebooked tickets, I need to return. When in 1526 Charles V commissioned "his" palace in Granada great parts of the Nasrid palaces got demolished to give room for the new building. The square building was never completed (it got a roof in 1929). It has a round patio, seen here, with a diameter of 31 metres.

A small fortress was built in 889 on the remains of Roman fortifications on which in the mid-13th century the Alhambra, a large palace and fortress complex, got erected by the Nasrid Emir Mohammed ben Al-Ahmar. In 1333 it was converted into a royal palace by Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada. After the Reconquista in 1492, the site became the Royal Court of Ferdinand II of Aragon and his wife Isabella I of Castile. The palaces were partially altered in the Renaissance style. A palace better befitting the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was completed due to Morisco rebellions in Granada. In 1526 Charles V commissioned a new palace better befitting the Holy Roman Emperor, but this was ultimately never completed due to Morisco rebellions. The Alhambra complex, having fallen in disrepair, was rediscovered following the defeat of Napoleon, who had conducted retaliatory destruction of the site. The rediscoverers were first British intellectuals and then other travelers. One of them was the US-author Washington Irving, who published "Tales of the Alhambra" in 1832. Today the well restored Alhambra is one of Spain's major tourist attractions, though tourists with no prebooked tickets, won´t see it all. As we had no prebooked tickets, I need to return.

A small fortress was built in 889 on the remains of Roman fortifications on which in the mid-13th century the Alhambra, a large palace and fortress complex, got erected by the Nasrid Emir Mohammed ben Al-Ahmar. In 1333 it was converted into a royal palace by Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada. After the Reconquista in 1492, the site became the Royal Court of Ferdinand II of Aragon and his wife Isabella I of Castile. The palaces were partially altered in the Renaissance style. A palace better befitting the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was completed due to Morisco rebellions in Granada. In 1526 Charles V commissioned a new palace better befitting the Holy Roman Emperor, but this was ultimately never completed due to Morisco rebellions. The Alhambra complex, having fallen in disrepair, was rediscovered following the defeat of Napoleon, who had conducted retaliatory destruction of the site. The rediscoverers were first British intellectuals and then other travelers. One of them was the US-author Washington Irving, who published "Tales of the Alhambra" in 1832. Today the well restored Alhambra is one of Spain's major tourist attractions, though tourists with no prebooked tickets, won´t see it all. As we had no prebooked tickets, I need to return.

A small fortress was built in 889 on the remains of Roman fortifications on which in the mid-13th century the Alhambra, a large palace and fortress complex, got erected by the Nasrid Emir Mohammed ben Al-Ahmar. In 1333 it was converted into a royal palace by Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada. After the Reconquista in 1492, the site became the Royal Court of Ferdinand II of Aragon and his wife Isabella I of Castile. The palaces were partially altered in the Renaissance style. A palace better befitting the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was completed due to Morisco rebellions in Granada. In 1526 Charles V commissioned a new palace better befitting the Holy Roman Emperor, but this was ultimately never completed due to Morisco rebellions. The Alhambra complex, having fallen in disrepair, was rediscovered following the defeat of Napoleon, who had conducted retaliatory destruction of the site. The rediscoverers were first British intellectuals and then other travelers. One of them was the US-author Washington Irving, who published "Tales of the Alhambra" in 1832. Today the well restored Alhambra is one of Spain's major tourist attractions, though tourists with no prebooked tickets, won´t see it all. As we had no prebooked tickets, I need to return.

A small fortress was built in 889 on the remains of Roman fortifications on which in the mid-13th century the Alhambra, a large palace and fortress complex, got erected by the Nasrid Emir Mohammed ben Al-Ahmar. In 1333 it was converted into a royal palace by Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada. After the Reconquista in 1492, the site became the Royal Court of Ferdinand II of Aragon and his wife Isabella I of Castile. The palaces were partially altered in the Renaissance style. A palace better befitting the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was completed due to Morisco rebellions in Granada. In 1526 Charles V commissioned a new palace better befitting the Holy Roman Emperor, but this was ultimately never completed due to Morisco rebellions. The Alhambra complex, having fallen in disrepair, was rediscovered following the defeat of Napoleon, who had conducted retaliatory destruction of the site. The rediscoverers were first British intellectuals and then other travelers. One of them was the US-author Washington Irving, who published "Tales of the Alhambra" in 1832. Today the well restored Alhambra is one of Spain's major tourist attractions, though tourists with no prebooked tickets, won´t see it all. As we had no prebooked tickets, I need to return. The "Court of the Myrtles" ("Patio de los Arrayanes") has a central pond, which is 34 metres long.

A small fortress was built in 889 on the remains of Roman fortifications on which in the mid-13th century the Alhambra, a large palace and fortress complex, got erected by the Nasrid Emir Mohammed ben Al-Ahmar. In 1333 it was converted into a royal palace by Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada. After the Reconquista in 1492, the site became the Royal Court of Ferdinand II of Aragon and his wife Isabella I of Castile. The palaces were partially altered in the Renaissance style. A palace better befitting the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was completed due to Morisco rebellions in Granada. In 1526 Charles V commissioned a new palace better befitting the Holy Roman Emperor, but this was ultimately never completed due to Morisco rebellions. The Alhambra complex, having fallen in disrepair, was rediscovered following the defeat of Napoleon, who had conducted retaliatory destruction of the site. The rediscoverers were first British intellectuals and then other travelers. One of them was the US-author Washington Irving, who published "Tales of the Alhambra" in 1832. Today the well restored Alhambra is one of Spain's major tourist attractions, though tourists with no prebooked tickets, won´t see it all. As we had no prebooked tickets, I need to return. The "Court of the Myrtles" ("Patio de los Arrayanes") has a central pond, which is 34 metres long.

Antequera was known during Roman times as "Anticaria" and had existed already centuries, when the Romans took over the area from the Carthaginians after the Punic Wars. During the fall of the Roman Empire, the area fell to the Vandals in the 410s. They were attacked by the Visigoths, who incarporated it into the Visigothic Kingdom. During the Arab invasion Anticaria was conquered around 716 and, when the Reconquista rolled south, it became one of the northern cities of the remaining Nasrid kingdom of Granada. Fortifications were built and a Moorish castle, named Alcazaba, erected. For about two hundred years the Medina, located inside the Alcazaba, was attacked repeatedly. In 1410, an army led by Prince Ferdinand of Aragon conquered it. Antequera became part of the Kingdom of Castile, the Muslims were driven out. The city became a Catholic fortress against the Nasrid kingdom of Granada, and a base for continuing conquest. After Granada, the last Moorish city, capitulated in 1492, Antequera began to recover from the centuries of fighting. Real Colegiata de San Sebastián, located in the city center, was built between 1540 and 1549. The massive brick tower, 60 metres high, one of Antequera´s landmarks, was built between 1701 and 1706. It is crowned by a golden weather flag called "El Angelote", which is almost three and a half metres high.

Antequera was known during Roman times as "Anticaria" and had existed already centuries, when the Romans took over the area from the Carthaginians after the Punic Wars. During the fall of the Roman Empire, the area fell to the Vandals in the 410s. They were attacked by the Visigoths, who incarporated it into the Visigothic Kingdom. During the Arab invasion Anticaria was conquered around 716 and, when the Reconquista rolled south, it became one of the northern cities of the remaining Nasrid kingdom of Granada. Fortifications were built and a Moorish castle, named Alcazaba, erected. For about two hundred years the Medina, located inside the Alcazaba, was attacked repeatedly. In 1410, an army led by Prince Ferdinand of Aragon conquered it. Antequera became part of the Kingdom of Castile, the Muslims were driven out. The city became a Catholic fortress against the Nasrid kingdom of Granada, and a base for continuing conquest. After Granada, the last Moorish city, capitulated in 1492, Antequera began to recover from the centuries of fighting. Santa María de Jesús was completed in 1615. During the French invasion the church got severely damaged, but got rebuilt in the 19th century.

Antequera was known during Roman times as "Anticaria" and had existed already centuries, when the Romans took over the area from the Carthaginians after the Punic Wars. During the fall of the Roman Empire, the area fell to the Vandals in the 410s. They were attacked by the Visigoths, who incarporated it into the Visigothic Kingdom. During the Arab invasion Anticaria was conquered around 716 and, when the Reconquista rolled south, it became one of the northern cities of the remaining Nasrid kingdom of Granada. Fortifications were built and a Moorish castle, named Alcazaba, erected. For about two hundred years the Medina, located inside the Alcazaba, was attacked repeatedly. In 1410, an army led by Prince Ferdinand of Aragon conquered it. Antequera became part of the Kingdom of Castile, the Muslims were driven out. The city became a Catholic fortress against the Nasrid kingdom of Granada, and a base for continuing conquest. After Granada, the last Moorish city, capitulated in 1492, Antequera began to recover from the centuries of fighting. In 1503 the existing small Iglesia de Santa María de la Esperanza was converted into a into a collegiate church. This church got demolished and the new church, seen today, was completed in 1550. Seen on the left is a statue of Pedro Espinosa (1578-1650), a poet and writer born in Antequera. He taught here for several years.

Antequera was known during Roman times as "Anticaria" and had existed already centuries, when the Romans took over the area from the Carthaginians after the Punic Wars. During the fall of the Roman Empire, the area fell to the Vandals in the 410s. They were attacked by the Visigoths, who incarporated it into the Visigothic Kingdom. During the Arab invasion Anticaria was conquered around 716 and, when the Reconquista rolled south, it became one of the northern cities of the remaining Nasrid kingdom of Granada. Fortifications were built and a Moorish castle, named Alcazaba, erected. For about two hundred years the Medina, located inside the Alcazaba, was attacked repeatedly. In 1410, an army led by Prince Ferdinand of Aragon conquered it. Antequera became part of the Kingdom of Castile, the Muslims were driven out. The city became a Catholic fortress against the Nasrid kingdom of Granada, and a base for continuing conquest. After Granada, the last Moorish city, capitulated in 1492, Antequera began to recover from the centuries of fighting.