In name of God, who is merciful and has mercy. «Oh, God, fighter of the devil, please help me. These are all praises to God or the emir, the Nasrid's motto or texts from the Koran, just like the one in the central chamber on the spandrel of the throne's arc, which reads as follows: The hall is completely covered by decorative inscriptions: niches, arches, walls and dressing rooms are all covered by poems. The walls of the hall are 2.5 meters wide and have three arches each leading to three small rooms and twin balconies and windows above. Its floor was once made out of marble, although it is now made of clay floor tiles, with the coat of arms of the Alamares made of glazed ceramic tiles from the 16th century. It is a square hall, of 11.30 x 11.30 meters and it is 18.20 meters high.
The book was instrumental in reintroducing the Alhambra to Western audiences.This is the most majestic hall of the palace, where the throne was and where official receptions took place.Ī double arch connects this hall with the Hall of the Boat (Sala de la Barca). He wrote, "How unworthy is my scribbling of the place." A commemorative plaque in Spanish at the Alhambra reads, "Washington Irving wrote his Tales of Alhambra in these rooms in 1829". Throughout his trip, he filled his notebooks and journals with descriptions and observations though he did not believe his writing would ever do it justice. Aided by a 35-year old guide named Mateo Ximenes, Irving was inspired by his experience to write Tales of the Alhambra. At first sight, he described it as "a most picturesque and beautiful city, situated in one of the loveliest landscapes that I have ever seen." He immediately asked the then-governor of the historic Alhambra Palace as well as the archbishop of Granada for access to the palace, which was granted because of Irving's celebrity status. In 1828, Washington Irving traveled from Madrid, where he had been staying, to Granada, Spain. Irving lived at the Alhambra Palace while writing some of the material for his book. This is a collection of essays, verbal sketches, and stories by Washington Irving.
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