Alhambra

Today: Alhambra (habitaciones del Emperador e iglesia de Santa María), Granada

Place: Granada
Kind: Palace
Built: 1528 to 1671
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Open to visit

What the Christian kings added to the Alhambra after 1492. Charles V had the six rooms of the Emperor's chambers built between 1528 and 1537, beside the Lindaraja and Reja courtyards, and between 1581 and 1618 the church of Santa María de la Encarnación went up, with a Baroque altar added in 1671. The church is consecrated for Catholic worship and under the Archbishop of Granada.

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