Time Traveling-The Alhambra Palace,Granada

Running Head : THE ALHAMBRA

The Alhambra (name (institution (course (date

The Alhambra

After a long time of going back in time to experience first hand the stories behind the world 's greatest paintings , I decided to take a break in studying visual art and widen my perspectives a bit . I stayed up all night on which adventure to take next , and the all-night contemplation led me to a decision to take another adventure - to take on Architectural artworks . First stop , the world-famous Alhambra in Granada , Spain

I went back 12

centuries in time , all the way to the ninth century - the reign of the Islamic invasion of Spain . The Zirites , who are the first kings of Granada , had the Alhambra constructed for military reasons . They built their castles on the hill across the Alhambra making the structure a fortress for forthcoming attacks from anticipated conquerors . Tension was in the air at all times during this point , but it didn 't stop me from appreciating the beauty of the structure that is Alhambra . Though still not fully developed , its obvious Arabesque style - a type of Islamic art with repetitive complex , geometric patterns of interlacing plant , animal , and abstract forms - makes it a sight to behold

I have already read in art and history books that the Alhambra as a fortress would go on until the 13th century , so I decided to skip the boring part and take myself to 1238 . It was at this point when the Alhambra was used...