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Spanish Florida (Spanish: La Florida) was the first major European land-claim and attempted settlement-area in northern America during the European Age of Discovery. La Florida formed part of the Captaincy General of Cuba in the Viceroyalty of New Spain, and the Spanish Empire during Spanish colonization of the Americas.
Remains of the Palacio del Partal Alto today, integrated into the Partal Gardens. This pool was once the center of the palace's main courtyard. The Palacio del Partal Alto ("Upper Partal Palace" in Spanish), [1] [2] [3] also known as the Palacio de Yusuf III ("Palace of Yusuf III") [4] or the Palacio del Conde del Tendilla ("Palace of the Count of Tendilla"), [5] [6]: 58 is a former palace in ...
The Alhambra (/ æ l ˈ h æ m b r ə /, Spanish:; Arabic: الْحَمْرَاء, romanized: al-ḥamrāʼ ) is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Spain.It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the historic Islamic world.
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The city's heart was its Great Mosque (on the site of the present-day Granada Cathedral) and the commercial district known as the qaysariyya (the Alcaicería). [ 5 ] [ 10 ] Next to this was the only major madrasa built in al-Andalus, the Madrasa al-Yusufiyya (known today as the Palacio de la Madraza ), founded in 1349.
Today the building is a tourist attraction and historic site in the city. It also houses the offices of the City of Granada Orchestra, and the International Festival of Music and Dance of Granada, and is occasionally used for various cultural performances. There is also an office in the building where visitors can purchase official tickets ...
The hall overlooks the Plaza de los Campos below on the southwest and is built on top of a bastion tower which was formerly part of the city walls. The tower itself was enlarged in order to serve as foundation for the hall. [1] [2] The walls protected the Alfareros ("Potters") suburb of the city, now corresponding to the Realejo neighbourhood.
The Castril palace (also House of Castril) is a Renaissance style palace located in Sacromonte, a district of the Spanish city of Granada. Nowadays it hosts the Archaeological Museum of Granada. The house is nailed in the Race of the Darro, in the old Arab district of Ajsaris, seat of 16th century's granadine nobility.