alhambra








noun

  1. a palace and citadel of the Moorish kings in Granada, Spain: built chiefly between 1248 and 1354.
  2. a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.

noun

  1. a citadel and palace in Granada, Spain, built for the Moorish kings during the 13th and 14th centuries: noted for its rich ornamentation

palace of the Moorish kings in Granada, Spanish, from Arabic (al kal’at) al hamra “the red (castle),” from fem. of ahmuru “red.” So called for the sun-dried bricks of which its outer walls were built.

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