Alhambra
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Alhambra

NameAlhambra
LocmapinSpain
Map CaptionLocation of the Alhambra within Spain
Lat Degrees37
Lat Minutes10
Lat Seconds37
Lat DirectionN
Long Degrees3
Long Minutes35
Long Seconds24
Long DirectionW
Coord Formatdms
Coord Parametersregion:ES-AN_type:landmark
LocationGranada, Andalusia, Spain
Built14th century
Governing BodyMinistry of Culture
Designation1WHS
Designation1 OffnameAlhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada
Designation1 Date1984 (8rd session)
1994 (18th session - Extension)
Designation1 Number314
Designation1 Criteriai, iii, iv
Designation1 TypeCultural
Designation1 Free1nameState Party
Designation1 Free1valueSpain
Designation1 Free2nameRegion
Designation1 Free2valueEurope and North America
Designation2Spain
Designation2 OffnameLa Alhambra
Designation2 TypeReal property
Designation2 CriteriaMonument
Designation2 Date10 February 1870
Designation2 Number(R.I.) - 51 - 0000009 - 00000

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The Alhambra ( , Al-Ḥamrā' , literally "the red one"), the complete form of which was Calat Alhambra (الْقَلْعَةُ ٱلْحَمْرَاءُ, Al-Qal‘at al-Ḥamrā’ , "the red fortress"), is a palace and fortress complex constructed during the mid 14th century by the Moorish rulers of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus, occupying the top of the hill of the Assabica on the southeastern border of the city of Granada in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia.

The Alhambra's Moorish palaces were built for the last Muslim Emirs in Spain and its court, of the Nasrid dynasty. After the Reconquista by the Reyes Católicos ("Catholic Monarchs") in 1492, some portions were used by the Christian rulers. The Palace of Charles V, built by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor in 1527, was inserted in the Alhambra within the Nasrid fortifications. After being allowed to fall into disrepair for centuries, the Alhambra was "discovered" in the 19th century by European scholars and travelers, with restorations commencing. It is now one of Spain's major tourist attractions, exhibiting the country's most significant and well known Islamic architecture, together with 16th-century and later Christian building and garden interventions. The Alhambra is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the inspiration for many songs and stories.

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World Heritage Sites in Spain

North West|North West |
North EastCaves of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spainup|1 * Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon * Pyrénées - Mont Perduup|2 * Rock-Art on the Iberian Peninsulaup|1 * Route of Santiago de Compostelaup|1 * San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries * Vizcaya Bridge
Community of MadridAranjuez Cultural Landscape * El Escorial * University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
CentreArchaeological Ensemble of Mérida * Archaeological Site of Atapuerca * Ávila with its Extra-mural Churches * Burgos Cathedral * Cáceres * Cuenca * Las Médulas * Rock-Art on the Iberian Peninsulaup|1 * Route of Santiago de Compostelaup|1 * Salamanca * Santa María de Guadalupe * Segovia and its Aqueduct * Toledo
EastArchaeological Ensemble of Tárraco (Tarragona) * Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí * Ibiza (Biodiversity and Culture) * Palau de la Música Catalana and * Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona * Palmeral of Elche * Poblet Monastery * Rock-Art on the Iberian Peninsulaup|1 * Silk Exchange in Valencia * Works of Antoni Gaudí
SouthAlhambra, Generalife and Albayzín * Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias, Seville * Córdoba * Doñana * Renaissance Monuments of Úbeda and Baeza * Rock-Art on the Iberian Peninsulaup|1
Canary IslandsGarajonay * San Cristóbal de La Laguna * Teide National Park

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