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THE ALHAMBRA - Granada: FOUNTAIN OF LIONS

PLAN OF THE BASON OF THE FOUNTAIN OF LIONS.
THE form of this noble reservoir is a dodecagon: the inscription around it is executed in elegant characters, and is engraved at length in Plates LXXXIII. and LXXXIV. irifra. It is also given in modern Arabic characters, accompanied with a literal translation by Professor Shakespear, in the " History of the Mahometan Empire in Spain".
Many of the characters are much defaced by the injuries of time.

SIDE ELEVATION OF THE LIONS COURT AND FOUNTAIN.
THIS plate exhibits a correct view of the proportions of the Lions' Court, together with a section of the Fountain itself. The clumsy shape of the lions presents a striking contrast to the general harmony that pervades the fountain. The mosaic ornaments in this plate are delineated at large, in Plates L. and LI. infra.

ENTABLATURE IN THE COURT OF THE LIONS.
A CAREFUL examination of this engraving will convey a more precise idea than any description can possibly give, of the exquisite taste and skill displayed in the ornaments; which are scattered in such rich profusion throughout the superb court and fountain already delineated. It will, therefore, suffice to observe, that these ornaments are here given in their fun size; and that the height, from the bottom of the architrave (with the inscription) to the bottom of the rafters, is exactly two feet nine inches and a half, of English measurement.

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Next to the baths was a lofty saloon, in which the royal family listened to the performances of the musicians. These were stationed in the elevated tribune in the centre of our engraving; while the court sat below on costly carpets. The columns that support this noble saloon, are of white marble: the mosaics, which are here in the greatest abundance, are uncommonly beautiful, particularly those between the columns, which are black, green, yellow, and white, set in a green border. The roof is covered with tiles, and the woodwork beneath is richly ornamented, especially the three lattices or windows, and the different recesses, whose complex ornaments exceed every thing of the kind that has been exculpted in modern times. The Cufic inscriptions, which are so numerous in this part of the palace, are only repetitions of those described in the preceding plate.

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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 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 The Generalife Portico of the Generalife front view A Generalife Garden perspective view The Casa de Carbon

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