The Alhambra

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The Alhambra

The Nasrid palace in Granada — the last Muslim stronghold in Iberia. Muqarnas vaulting, the Court of the Lions. Surrendered to the Catholic Monarchs in 1492; the Hall of the Abencerrajes still has bloodstains in the marble.

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