Palace of Carlos V Granada

Alhambra, Granada , Andalusia, Spain and Canary Islands
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  • 1

    Meeting the Moors

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    ... what it would have been like 500 years ago. A couple hundred years later, a newer Palace, the Palace of Carlos V was built. Inside it was circular and a couple of museums installed. Scott and I thought that the eyecandy was more interesting to look at ...

  • 2

    Grand Granada, then Madrid

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    ... 8230; we took five. As a side issue for you fellow politicos, there was some kind of press conference going on at the Palace of Carlos V which I caught in a photo before the security guards shooed us on. I have no idea who or what it was about.. Another ...

  • 3

    The Alhambra

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    ... the Al Kazaba, or fort, where we had some great views of Granada, even though it was still quite overcast....and cold.  In the Palace of Carlos V, the Museum of the Alhambra is closed on Mondays but some of the other museums were open, including a ...

  • 4

    Granada

    ... precise it´s hard to believe that it was done by hand. After that in no particular order are the Alcazaba, the Palace of Carlos V and the Generalife. The Alcazaba is the fortress and therefore looks fortressy, it´s not pretty but you get some fantastic ...

  • 5

    April 8th to 9th

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    ... by the Reyes Catolicos in 1492, the Alhambra was taken over by the Christians and they ruled from there, and a church was built followed by the palace of Carlos V. The Alhambra is famous for its history, but also for the amazing Moorish detail in the ...

  • 6

    Adventures to the Alhambra and Cordoba

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    ... the Reyes Catolicos, in 1492 the Christian rulers used some of the portions of the palace. The Palace of Carlos V was inserted within the Alhambra, and it is his interest in the building that probably allowed for its preservation and not destruction of ...

  • 7

    Marvellous Marble Meets Majestic Moorish Magic

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    ... the Albaycin.  I was immediately impressed by this massive red fortress. One of the first buildings I stumbled upon was the palace of Carlos V. It is a huge square building with a perfectly round courtyard in the midst of it. Following, I tried to ...

  • 8

    Ally ally hambra!

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    ... top of the watch tower (good job as the winding stair case was pretty hard going). Next stop was the Palace of Carlos V. The building is square but contains a surprisingly circular two tiered courtyard with 32 columns and exhibitions are ...

  • 9

    Granada

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    ... Muslim cosmos - unfortunately the patio de los Leones was closed for renovation.. yargh. But aaah it was so great, and the Palace of Carlos V has an interesting design - the buildling is square, but houses a circular room, which is supposed to symbolize ...