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Alhambra
The history of Alhambra Palace Spain The Alhambra (the red one) is a palace and fortress complex located in Grandara, Spain. Originally it was constructed as a small fortress in AD 889 on the remains of Roman fortifications, and then it was largely ignored until its ruins were renovated and rebuilt in the mid-13th century. Then it was converted into a royal palace in 1333. After the conclusion of the Christian Reconquista in 1492, the site became the Royal Court of Ferdinand and Isabella, and then the palaces were partially altered in the Renaissance style.
A Moorish poet described it as “a pearl set in emeralds�, which is an allusion to the color of its buildings and the woods around them. The complex of the palace was designed with the mountainous site in mind and many forms of technologies were considered. The park in Alhambra known as Almaeda de la Alhambra is overgrown with wildflowers and grass in the spring. However, its most characteristic feature is the dense wood of English elms brought by the