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[[File:116 Tafel 6 Grenada Alhambra - Plano del Palacio Arabe.jpg|thumb|Plan of the Palacio Arabe 1889]]

[[File:116 Tafel 6 Grenada Alhambra - Plano del Palacio Arabe.jpg|thumb|Plan of the Palacio Arabe 1889]]

The '''Alhambra''' (from Arabic {{lang|ar|الْحَمْرَاء}} = Al-Ħamrā', literally "the red fort"; the complete name was {{lang|ar|الْقَلْعَةُ ٱلْحَمْرَاءُ}} = al-Qal'at al-Ħamrā' = "the red fortress") is a [[palace]] and fortress complex of the [[Moors|Moorish]] rulers of [[Emirate of Granada|Granada]] in southern [[Spain]] (known as ''[[Al-Andalus]]'' when the fortress was constructed during the mid 14th century), occupying a hilly terrace on the southeastern border of the city of [[Granada]].

The '''Alhambra''' (from [[Arabic language|Arabic]] {{lang|ar|الْحَمْرَاء}} = Al-Ħamrā', literally "the red fort"; the complete name was {{lang|ar|الْقَلْعَةُ ٱلْحَمْرَاءُ}} = al-Qal'at al-Ħamrā' = "the red fortress") is a [[palace]] and fortress complex of the [[Moors|Moorish]] rulers of [[Emirate of Granada|Granada]] in southern [[Spain]] (known as ''[[Al-Andalus]]'' when the fortress was constructed during the mid 14th century), occupying a hilly terrace on the southeastern border of the city of [[Granada]].

== History ==

== History ==

In the [[Middle Ages]] the Alhambra was the residence of the [[Muslim]] rulers of Granada and their court, now it is one of Spain's major tourist attractions. There one can see the most famous [[Islamic Architecture]] of the country. Within the Alhambra, the Palace of Charles V was erected by [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor]] in 1527.

In the [[Middle Ages]] the Alhambra was the residence of the [[Muslim]] rulers of Granada and their court, now it is one of Spain's major tourist attractions. There one can see the most famous [[Islamic Architecture]] of the country. Within the Alhambra, the Palace of Charles V was erected by [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor]] in 1527.

File:Aa old gateway across rio darro in albaicin in granada.jpg|Remains of the ''Puente del Cadí'' (formerly ''Bāb al-Difāf''), an 11th-century Zirid fortification that enabled soldiers on the Sabika hill to access the river during times of siege

File:Aa old gateway across rio darro in albaicin in granada.jpg|Remains of the ''Puente del Cadí'' (formerly ''Bāb al-Difāf''), an 11th-century Zirid fortification that enabled soldiers on the Sabika hill to access the river during times of siege

File:Detalle_de_la_pared_de_la_Sala_del_Mexuar._La_Alhambra,_Granada.«Sólo_Dios_es_vencedor».JPG|[[Islamic calligraphy]] in the [[Mexuar]] Hall: {{lang|ar|و لا غالب إلا الله}}, "[[Wala ghaliba illa Allah|There is no victor but God]]", a motto used by the Nasrid dynasty{{Sfn|Dickie|1992|p=139}}

File:Detalle_de_la_pared_de_la_Sala_del_Mexuar._La_Alhambra,_Granada.«Sólo_Dios_es_vencedor».JPG|[[Islamic calligraphy]] in the [[Mexuar]] Hall: {{lang|ar|و لا غالب إلا الله}}, "[[Wala ghaliba illa Allah|There is no victor but God]]," a motto used by the Nasrid dynasty{{Sfn|Dickie|1992|p=139}}

File:Partal Alto DSCF7876.jpg|Present-day remains of the ''[[Palacio del Partal Alto]]'', a palace likely built by [[Muhammad II of Granada|Muhammad II]] (r. 1273–1302)

File:Partal Alto DSCF7876.jpg|Present-day remains of the ''[[Palacio del Partal Alto]]'', a palace likely built by [[Muhammad II of Granada|Muhammad II]] (r. 1273–1302)