Granada - Patio de los Leones, culmination of artistic wealth in the Alhambra

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Courtyard of the Lions in the Alhambra in Granada

If there is a corner that represents the culmination of the artistic wealth that you will find during your visit of the Alhambra, in Pomegranate, is without a doubt the Courtyard of the Lions.

Therefore it should not surprise you that it is your most famous corner, also the most visited, and also the most careful.

In this impressive monument, maximum expression of the Nasrid architecturewhich is the Alhambra of Granada, there are many corners that will surprise you with their artistic richness, but in the Courtyard of the Lions maximum splendor is reached, having as its icon image its famous central fountain.

Courtyard of the Lions in the Alhambra in Granada

Of my first visit to the AlhambraMany years ago, before my recent return to the Andalusian city, I had a somewhat frustrating memory.

I think this was, to a large extent, because precisely in my walk by Courtyard of the Lions I was surrounded by a large number of people, in an even overwhelming situation, and where the fountain was also covered during a restoration process.

Now it has been totally different.

Fountain of the Lions in the Alhambra in Granada

No doubt the limit of visitors who have access to the Alhambra of Granada has facilitated that in the Courtyard of the Lions There were really almost no people, incredible if I remember my first visit!

But it was also a Sunday in December during which a light rain had fallen early in the morning, so we had the "bad news" that access to the central patio area was not allowed and, consequently, Approach the source.

From my point of view it was much better to walk through the covered galleries that surround the courtyard and see (and photograph) the central area cleared of people.

Courtyard of the Lions in the Alhambra in Granada

On the other hand, the restoration work that has been carried out in recent years in the Nasrid Palaces, and specifically in the Courtyard of the Lions, has brought to light all its splendor.

I did not remember so much artistic wealth from my previous visit of the Alhambra. However, now I do not remember knowing a place with so much Arab architecture art concentrated in a single enclave.

He Palace of the Lions It was finished building in 1391, at the height of the Nasrid Sultanate in Granada.

Courtyard of the Lions in the Alhambra in Granada

With a scheme similar to that of Comares Palace, another corner of enormous architectural interest, is configured as a characteristic Hispanic-Muslim dwelling, with rooms of diverse uses that surround a large central courtyard.

In the center of the palace, the famous fountain surrounded by the four facades of splendid arches that demarcate the corridors that surround it, where the architectural wealth flows in abundance.

On my recent visit I was accompanied by my son who kept showing me his surprise at the architectural beauty of which in the photos that accompany this report you can only see a small sample.

Hall of the Abencerrajes in the palace of the Lions of the Alhambra

To highlight the two temples that open at the two ends of the rectangular patio, each with its source, which make up an image of enormous beauty.

And, of course, some of the sumptuous rooms that open on the sides of the courtyard, such as the Hall of the Abencerrajes with its impressive and beautiful decoration with a profusion of stucco and an eight-sided dome.

Or the wonderful Daraxa viewpoint, corner of Palace of the Lions which is considered a sample of a supposed "Nasrid baroque" style.

Daraxa viewpoint in the palace of the Lions in Alhambra

Pictures courtyard of the Lions

What better to see these others photos of the courtyard of the Lions, whose beauty amply justifies not only the visit of the Alhambra, but a trip to Granada.

You will not be surprised that this is one of the most visited corners of Spain by international tourists traveling to our country.





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Video: Historia del Arte . La Alhambra. Patio de los leones (March 2024).