The Alhambra ... Moorish Nasrid Dynasty (though small parts of it were initially constructed in the ninth century by the previous dynasty), acting as a residence for royals as well as a fortress.

a city that served as the last outpost of the Moors before they were driven out of the Iberian peninsula by Christian forces in 1492. Grenada’s crowning glory is the Alhambra, a fortress and ...

I t's sunset, and I'm at the place to be in Granada – the breathtaking San Nicolás viewpoint overlooking the fortress of the Alhambra. Here, at the edge of the city's exotic Moorish quarter ...

which sustained the Moors for centuries. The majestic Alhambra, crowning Sabika hill, is also split into three sections: the Alcazaba (fortress), the Palacios Nazaríes (Nasrid Palaces), and the ...