Alhambra Partal Chapel Medium
by Weston Westmoreland
Title
Alhambra Partal Chapel Medium
Artist
Weston Westmoreland
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Partal Chapel, Alhambra Palaces, Granada, Spain. Medium crop.
Cropped view of the inside of the Partal Chapel (Oratorio del Partal) from the entrance.
This tiny square shaped chapel stands adjacent to the Partal. The chapel is believed to have been constructed during the reign of Yusuf I because of its decoration. The mihrab is oriented in the Alhambra tradition.
Raising on top and as part of the main wall, the chapel opens to the Generalife Gardens, the valley below and the Albaicin on the left side and to the Partal Gardens on the right, which turned this little jewel of a chapel into the perfect space for the Sultan to meditate on nature and creation.
Built around 1350 AD, the Nasrid Palaces and gardens in the Alhambra is the apex of Nasrid architecture. In this palaces Nasrid art achieved its greatest degree of magnificence, sensitivity and harmony. Light, water, color and exquisite decoration turn this palace into a pleasure for the senses. The abstract and geometric decoration steps back in this palace for a more naturalistic style, a result of Christian influence.
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 versions of this image and other more Alhambra and Al-Andalusian images one copy-paste away in my Gallery at http://westonwestmoreland.com/collections/alhambra+and+alandalus
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