Palace of Carlos Quinto

 

 

 

 

The granadinos have always called it the Palacio de Carlos Quinto, but its real name is the Casa Real de la Alhambra - the Royal Manor of the Alhambra. It is, well... big, and solidly built, much bigger and more solid than the Moorish palaces which it was set down among. It has the distinction of being one of the first Renaissance buildings created outside of Italy, and its architect, Pedro Machuca, was a student of Michelangelo in Rome.

 

The design is monotonous and massive, much like many ministerial buildings one sees throughout the world

 

 

 

...and is mainly distinguished by its circular courtyard, in the majestic Roman tradition

 

...and these huge bronze rings, which from their height above the ground seem to have been made for giants to tie up their horses.

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