Palace of Charles V and Palacios Nazaries

Inside the Alhambra there are many different buildings from different time periods with in Spanish history. Some parts are even accesible to the public free of charge via the Puerta de Justicia. One of the most infamous is the Palace of Charles V.

 

The palace of Charles V is infamous mostly because part of the original Alhambra was destroyed for its construction and compared to the Arabic style architecture of the Palacio Nazaries, most people seem to think the original buildings should have been left intact.



 Regardless of the fact that is was build on top of more beautiful architecture, the Palace was created by Charles V, to give a European Imperial presence to the mostly Moor culture of Alhambra. It presence illustrates the importance European royalty had on putting their mark on everything.

 Its style sharply contrasts the surrounding buildings with the variety of different columns and engravings befitting of  Renaissance architecture.

 Right next to the Palace of Charles V is the Palacios Nazaries. The main attraction of the Alhambra couldn't have been more different from Charle's Palace. The Palacio Nazaries was the grande finale of my visit. For most visitors the Palacio makes buying an admission ticket worth it. Even with the management of the grounds only allowing tourist to visit in half hour appointments that must be designated when you purchase your ticket, the Palacios were still very crowded with tourists.



Going inside you could see why. Every wall inside had a very intricate shaping of geometric design.

 The rooms gave way to beautiful courtyards the with ponds and fountains. This in particular is the

The Court of the Lions was my favorite portion of the Palacio

 The Views from many of the Palaces windows were also very breath taking.

 The route that lead out of the Palacios Nazaries took me through various other smaller gardens with fountains and ponds that made the place seem very peaceful.

 Next time: Night photos and Leaving Granada