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The Alhambra (/ æ l ˈ h æ m b r ə /, Spanish:; Arabic: الْحَمْرَاء, romanized: al-ḥamrāʼ ) is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Spain.It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the historic Islamic world.
The Dutch diamond-cutter Alfred Van Cleef and his father-in-law, Salomon Arpels, founded the company in 1896. In 1906, following Arpels’s death, Alfred and two of his brothers-in-law, Charles and Julien, acquired space for Van Cleef & Arpels at 22 Place Vendôme, across from the Hôtel Ritz, where Van Cleef & Arpels opened its first boutique shop. [3]
The Court of the Lions (Spanish: Patio de los Leones) or Palace of the Lions (Spanish: Palacio de los Leones) is a palace in the heart of the Alhambra, a historic citadel formed by a complex of palaces, gardens and forts in Granada, Spain.
The word jewellery itself is derived from the word jewel, which was anglicised from the Old French "jouel", [2] and beyond that, to the Latin word "jocale", meaning plaything. In British English, Indian English, New Zealand English, Hiberno-English, Australian English, and South African English it is spelled jewellery. At the same time, the ...
Arguably their greatest architectural accomplishment is the Alhambra located in Granada. The Alhambra, translated to 'the red one' in English, is a large fortified palace-city built by the Nasrid dynasty to function as a royal residence. It is well known for its use of Islamic aesthetics in the architecture, along with religious inscriptions. [2]
The word Mudéjar references several historical interpretations and cultural borrowings. It was a medieval Castilian borrowing of the Arabic word Mudajjan مدجن , meaning "subjugated; tamed", or al-Madjun المدجون meaning "those who remained or stayed on", referring to Muslims who remained and submitted to the rule of Christian kings.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex recently posted about World Elephant Day with photos from a trip to Botswana, but one photo stands out for Meghan's jewelry. The special meaning behind Meghan Markle ...
Alhambra, a British ship wrecked in 1888; Alhambra, a 1996 EP by The Tea Party; Alhambra Decree, a royal decree issued in 1492 ordering the expulsion or conversion of all the Jews in Spain; Alhambra International Guitar Competition, a classical guitar competition founded by Alhambra Guitarras; Alhambra Publishing, a Swedish publishing house