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Islamic Art and Architecture: Alhambra in Granada

Explore the breathtaking beauty of Alhambra in Granada, Spain, showcasing intricate designs, water features, gardens symbolizing heaven, and detailed Muqarnas plaster ceilings. Admire the lavish colors, inlaid ceilings, and arabesque patterns without human or animal figures. Discover the rich history and heritage of Islamic Spain during the Reconquest era, including iconic palaces like Alcazar in Seville and Segovia. Learn about the significant role of Islamic civilization in preserving Greco-Roman knowledge and influencing Western Europe during the Renaissance.

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Islamic Art and Architecture: Alhambra in Granada

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  1. Islamic Empire Part 3

  2. 11. Al-Andalus: Granada • Palace of Alhambra

  3. 11. Al-Andalus: Granada • Alhambra (Granada, Spain) • Water and gardens symbolizing heaven

  4. 11. Al-Andalus: Granada • Open courtyards • Columns • Fountains and gardens

  5. 11. Al-Andalus: Granada • Very intricate • Muqarnas (plaster ceilings)

  6. 11. Al-Andalus: Granada • Lavish color

  7. 11. Al-Andalus: Granada • Inlaid ceilings

  8. 11. Al-Andalus: Granada

  9. 11. Al-Andalus: Granada • Use of arabesque (floral decoration) and geometric patterns. • Calligraphy

  10. 11. Al-Andalus: Granada NO human or animal figures Court of the Lions (Alhambra): one of the few depictions of animals in Islamic art.

  11. 15. Islamic Spain: the Reconquest Alcazar, Seville Palace of Pedro V of Castille (14th cent) Alcazar, Segovia. Palace of Queen Isabella of Castille (15th cent)

  12. 15. Islamic Spain: the Reconquest

  13. 15. Islamic Spain: the Reconquest

  14. 15. Islamic heritage in the West Jordan or Spain?

  15. 15. Islamic heritage in the West

  16. 16. Conclusion TRUE/ FALSE • The study of the Islamic civilization in a course about the Western World is very relevant. • The Islamic empire inherited the knowledge of the Greco Roman world. • The Islamic empire has a lot in common with the civilizations of Persia, India and pre-Islamic Arabia. • In the Renaissance the Christian kingdoms of Western Europe rediscovered the Greco Roman scientific ideas that had been preserved and translated by the scholars in the Islamic empire.

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