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The Alhambra Court in the Crystal Palace (1854)

Jones, Owen, 1809-1874 · London : Crystal Palace Library and Bradbury & Evans · leaf 80

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s are fac-similes of the ori¬ ginal, the diapers on the walls are taken from other parts of the Casa Real, in order to introduce as many varieties as possible of the surface decoration of the Moors. There is no fiat ceiling in the Alhambra precisely similar to those we have placed over these rooms… … which the Spaniards in their restorations of the palace never attempted to imitate. Centke Painting. Plate 46 in the Cast Room. — The subject of this painting is considered by the Spaniards to represent a tribunal, whence they have called this Hall — Sala del Tribunal : from the different colours…

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

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