Carved Window into the Garden The Lindaraja Balcony
by Weston Westmoreland
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Carved Window into the Garden The Lindaraja Balcony
Artist
Weston Westmoreland
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Photograph - Photograph
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Lindaraja Balcony windows, Alhambra, Spain.
View of the front windows of the Balcony of Lindaraja, at the outer side of one of the stances surrounding the Court of the Lions at the Nasrid Palaces of the Alhambra, in Granada, Spain.
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 Palace of the Lions in the Alhambra is the apex of Nasrid architecture. In this palace 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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February 6th, 2014
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