Alhambra

The Alhambra, also known as red castle, is a important castle on a hill of Granada, Spain. Inside its very old walls is a citadel located, the Palacios Nazaries, the palast of Karl the fifth and other buildings like a church, a monastary and a Parador-Hotel. Beside its walls are widespreaded gardens located.

The name “red castle” comes from the red colouration of its outer walls. The Alhambra is one of the wolrds most visited tourist attractions in Europe and since 1984 world cultural heritage.
The ground area from the castle is 13 hectare.

In the mediaeval times lived the aristocratics, the militär and higher townsmen, important traders and important craftsmen in its walls. First mentions are going back to the 9th until the 12th century.
After the Caliphate of Cordoba, an islamic state during 925 and 1031 on the iberic peninsula took the berber leader Zawi ibn Ziri authority over the castle and made it and its ambience independent. Berber dynasties ruled until 2.Jan of 1492 over the castle. But on this day the katholic kings of Spain re-conquered the castle back. This was the last bastion of the moors in Spain.


Following video shows a reportage about Alhambra.



Recources:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alhambra
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliphate_of_C%C3%B3rdoba