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The red earth from which the fortress is constructed is a granular aggregate held together by a medium of red clay which gives the resulting layered brick- and stone- reinforced construction (tapial calicastrado) its characteristic hue and is at the root of the name of 'the Red Hill'. [95] The Alhambra's most westerly feature is the Alcazaba, a ...
The Alhambra and the Generalife: Official Guide. TF Editores. ISBN 9788492441129. Puerta Vílchez, José Miguel (2015) [2010]. Reading the Alhambra: A Visual Guide to the Alhambra Through Its Inscriptions. Translated by Trout, Jon. Edilux. ISBN 978-84-95856-30-2. Ruggles, D. Fairchild (2000).
known as "The Red King" (el rey Bermejo) 11 Abu Abdallah Muhammad V al-Ghani bi'llah (2x) 4 January 1339 16 January 1391 April 1362 – 16 January 1391 12 Abu'l-Hajjaj Yusuf II al-Mustaghni bi'llah: c. 1356 5 October 1392 15 January 1391 – 5 October 1392 13 Abu Abdallah Muhammad VII: c. 1377 13 May 1408 3 October 1392 – 13 May 1408 14
Arguably their greatest architectural accomplishment is the Alhambra located in Granada. The Alhambra, translated to 'the red one' in English, is a large fortified palace-city built by the Nasrid dynasty to function as a royal residence. It is well known for its use of Islamic aesthetics in the architecture, along with religious inscriptions. [2]
Four historical events are commemorated by the four red stars on Chicago's flag: The United States' Fort Dearborn, established at the mouth of the Chicago River in 1803; the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which destroyed much of the city; the World Columbian Exposition of 1893, by which Chicago celebrated its recovery from the fire; and the ...
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In 1986, KKDA started promoting a weekly series of blues concerts in Fort Worth, inviting listeners from across North Texas to come to “Fort Party Worth” and “Funky Town.” A nickname was born.
Fort Chécagou, or Fort Chicago, was a purported seventeenth-century fort that may have been located in what is now northeastern Illinois. The name has become associated with a myth that the French continuously maintained a military garrison at a fort near the mouth of the Chicago River , and the future site of the city of Chicago on the ...