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To: Alter Kaker

The Alhambra is a beautiful work of art devoted to the glory of an Islamic God.

No, it is a cluster of buildings designed as an administrative center and residence for the Nazrid rulers of Granada.

If it is analogous to anything in Christian Constantinople, it is analogous to the palace of the Roman Emperor.

27 posted on 12/07/2006 11:42:17 AM PST by wideawake ("The nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten." - Calvin Coolidge)

To: wideawake

No, it is a cluster of buildings designed as an administrative center and residence for the Nazrid rulers of Granada.

A cluster of buildings that featured a mosque. If you want another analogy, how about the Mezquita in Cordoba?

30 posted on 12/07/2006 11:59:48 AM PST by Alter Kaker ("Whatever tears one sheds, in the end one always blows one's nose." - Heine)

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