This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ...The plans for the new palace were drawn by Pedro Machuca, under whose direction the work was begun in 1538. The fabric grew very slowly under successive architects, and was abandoned before the middle of the seventeenth century. The world thus lost a very noble and splendid edifice--to judge from what was actually ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ...The plans for the new palace were drawn by Pedro Machuca, under whose direction the work was begun in 1538. The fabric grew very slowly under successive architects, and was abandoned before the middle of the seventeenth century. The world thus lost a very noble and splendid edifice--to judge from what was actually accomplished. It has long been the The Alhambra. Torre tie las Damas from the River Oarro. fashion to decry the building, and to argue that it presents an appearance incongruous with its sur roundings. As the Moorish palace is almost invisible, and the other and less striking Arabic monuments are at some little distance, it is difficult to understand or to appreciate these objections. The structure forms a square, 207 feet across and 53 feet high. The lower storey of each facade is of the Tuscan order, the upper Ionic with a Doric cornice. The marble portals are very fine, and enriched with beautiful reliefs, illustrating or symbolising the emperor's victories. The motto Plus Oultre and the emblems of the Golden Fleece frequently occur in the decoration. The southern facade was to have been approached through a great triumphal arch, a design, like that for a great domed chapel, which was never realised. The interior of the palace is circular, and surrounded by galleries upheld by thirty-two columns. The lower stage is in the Doric, the upper in the Ionic style. The fine staircase dates from 1635. The palace is roofless and neglected, and only used nowadays for occasional public concerts and ceremonies. It is unfortunately characteristic of the country that no effort is made to restore and to complete what would have been one of the triumphs of Renaissance architecture. The space before the deserted palace is prettily planted with hedges and provid...
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