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The Alhambra Court in the Crystal Palace (1854)

Jones, Owen, 1809-1874 · London : Crystal Palace Library and Bradbury & Evans · leaf 26

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24 THE ALHAMBRA COURT. stucco-work, were constantly made to remind the owner how all that ministered to his happiness was the gift of God. The entrances to the ancient fortress of the Alhambra appear to have been four — the Torre de las Armas (Tower of Arms) ; Torre de los Keyes Catolicos (Tower of… … merly, as it is now, the principal entrance into the fortress. Like all the other towers of the Alhambra, it is built of concrete, the jaumbs of the doorway being, however, of white marble, and the elegant horse-shoe arch and spandrils of brick. Gate of Jus¬ Over the inner doorway is the following…

Alhambra (Granada, Spain) · Crystal Palace (Sydenham, London, England) · Islamic architecture -- Exhibitions · Exhibition buildings -- England -- London · Arkitektur -- Spanien

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