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Spain 2019 {Day 6/Part 2 & Day 7 ~ Granada & Madrid}

"The royal palace forms but a part of a fortress, the walls of which, studded with towers, stretch irregularly round the whole crest of a hill, a spur of the Sierra Nevada or Snowy Mountains, and overlook the city; externally it is a rude congregation of towers and battlements, with no regularity of plan nor grace of architecture, and giving little promise of the grace and beauty that prevails within." - Washington Iriving, The Alhambra And this is so true, as you walk to the Palaces Nazaries, you are very unprepared for the grace and beauty that prevails within.  When you enter the Palace, you are immediately struck by the intricate designs on the walls and ceilings. Water features and courtyards are a big part of the Palace. Courtyard of the Myrtles... Ship Room... Grand Hall of the Ambassadors.  That wooden ceiling is made form 8,017 inlaid pieces like a giant puzzle... This is the largest room in the palace and functioned as the throne