Those constructions are the work of Yusuf I and Mohammed V, and are known as the Old Palaces to distinguish them from later Christian additions under Charles V. Most famous for its marble Court of the Lions, FTP, identify this Granada palace, the home of the Muslim emirs, whose name means, "the red fort."
Napoleon's troops attempted to destroy it in 1812 during a retreat, and of its towers, the tallest is the Torre de la Vella. The baths, the queen's chambers, the Lindarajas gardens, and the Myrtle Court were all built around the Alcazaba, or original castle. Those constructions are the work of Yusuf I and Mohammed V, and are known as the Old Palaces to distinguish them from later Christian additions under Charles V. Most famous for its marble Court of the Lions, FTP, identify this Granada palace, the home of the Muslim emirs, whose name means, "the red fort."
Napoleon's troops attempted to destroy it in 1812 during a retreat, and of its towers, the tallest is the Torre de la Vella.
Alhambra