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THE ALHAMBRA - Granada: Ground plan, elevation and transverse section of the Generalife

A GROUND PLAN OF THE GENERALIFFE AT GRANADA.
Explanation of the Letters of Reference.
A. Advanced Parts.
B. The Inner Gallery, commanding the view of the gardens, which is given in Plate XCV.
C. C. C. C. C. C. Terraces and Aqueducts, built by the Arabs in the open air.
D. D. D. D. The surrounding country.

ELEVATION AND GROUND PLAN OF THE PORTICO OF THE GENERALIFFE.
THIS is a chef d'oeuvre of Arabian workmanship; as the observations on the preceding engraving are applicable to this plate, a careful inspection of it will convey a better idea of the delicacy and taste of the artist, than any additional description can possibly offer.

A TRANSVERSE SECTION OF THE ROYAL VILLA OF THE GENERALIFFE.
THE interior structure of the pile is here seen to considerable advantage. In addition to the observations already made, it may be remarked, that the wood-work and stucco decorations,
are exactly of the same design and workmanship as those of the Alhamra. The wood-work is made of nogal, or Spanish chestnut: the decay of three hundred years is not visible in it. It is probable that the Moors coated their wood with a composition, obnoxious to insects: the author was informed at Granada, that the composition employed was colle and Almaqu, that is, size or glue, and a reddish earth resembling the Etruscan colour, which is exactly the colour of the plain part of the wood. The black lines, which ornament the wood-work, as represented in this and other plates descriptive of the Generaliffe, appear to have been traced with a hot iron: it is not unlikely, that the Moors charred all the wood they made use of, in order to render it more durable. The larger mosaics, which appear in the lower part of this plate, are similar to that represented in Plate XLIX. supra.

A CEILING IN THE GENERALIFE.
THIS is a chef d'oeuvre of Arabian workmanship; as the observations on the preceding engraving are applicable to this plate, a careful inspection of it will convey a better idea of the delicacy and taste of the artist, than any additional description can possibly offer.

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The Alhambra at Granada The Royal Palace The Alhambra fortress Plan of the Royal Palace Main entrance The Judgment Gate Elevation of the ancient Gate of the Judgment The Judgment Gate Porch Section of the Gate of the Judgment, Puerta del Vino and the Great Cistern The Baths Small Portico and Pateo del Agua A pateo del Agua alcove The Court and Fountain of Lions perspective Elevation of the Fountain of Lions Plan of the bason of the Fountain of Lions - Side Elevation - Entablature of the Court of the Lions Two Sisters hall The Abencerrages hall Golden Saloon Section and Elevation of the interior of the Golden Saloon Moorish battle-piece Paintings in the Alhambra Arabian vases and niches Mosaics Arabian Ornaments Cufic Inscriptions Columns, capitals and cornices Royal Villa of Generalife view Portico of the Generalife front view A Generalife Garden perspective view The Casa de Carbon

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