Alhambra Hall Two Sisters 04
by Weston Westmoreland
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Alhambra Hall Two Sisters 04
Artist
Weston Westmoreland
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Photograph - Photograph
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Alhambra, Lindaraja's Balcony from the Hall of the Two Sisters. Granada, Spain.
Vertical view of the entrance to Lindaraja's Balcony from the hall of the Two Sisters.
The hall received its name from two twin marble flagstones on the floor. This hall was the center of the Sultan's first wife's chambers.
The hall's paving is made of marble and has a small fountain with a jet and a little channel that carries the water to the Court of the Lions. The hall's walls are covered with extremely fine plasterwork on different themes.
The Balcony of Lindaraja, a name adapted into Spanish from the Arabic al-Ayn Dar Alsa, the "eyes of the house of Alsa", was a tower that opened onto the surrounding countryside and had a low-lying garden extending from its base. Behind the stalactite arch is one of the loveliest designs to behold in the Alhambra palaces: the Lindaraja Balcony.
Built around 1350 AD, the Hall of the Two Sisters in the Alhambra is one of the most spectacular palace halls in the whole world, taken directly from the Arabian Nights. Should you turn around, you would see the famous fountain of the court of the lions not ten yards away.
A place of breathtaking beauty, preserved by the wisdom of a Sultan who was later labelled a coward for surrendering the fortress before it was utterly destroyed in a fight he could not possibly win. I for one am grateful.
Other amazing Alhambra and Al-Andalusian images one copy-paste away in my Gallery at http://westonwestmoreland.com/collections/alhambra+and+alandalus
Weston Westmoreland.
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August 25th, 2019
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