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  • Statue of St Paul the apostle on the facade of Granada Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Incarnation, built 16th and 17th centuries in Renaissance style with Baroque elements, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Several architects worked on the cathedral, which, unusually, has 5 naves and a circular capilla mayor instead of an apse. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Equestrian statue of St James by Alonso de Mena, 1587-1646, from The Triunfo de Santiago altarpiece, made 1707-8 by Francisco Hurtado Izquierdo, 1669-1725, Granada Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Incarnation, built 16th and 17th centuries in Renaissance style with Baroque elements, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Several architects worked on the cathedral, which, unusually, has 5 naves and a circular capilla mayor instead of an apse. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Virgin of the Immaculate Conception by Jose Risueno, restored by Diego da Mora, from the Triunfo de Santiago altarpiece, made 1707-8 by Francisco Hurtado Izquierdo, 1669-1725, in Granada Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Incarnation, built 16th and 17th centuries in Renaissance style with Baroque elements, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Several architects worked on the cathedral, which, unusually, has 5 naves and a circular capilla mayor instead of an apse. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the Carrera del Darro with the Darro river, in El Albaicin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, painted on porcelain tiles in the streets of the Alcaiceria souk, part of the Grand Bazaar of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Castillo de La Calahorra, or Calahorra Castle, built 1509-12 near the village of La Calahorra in the Sierra Nevada mountains, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Built on the site of a former Moorish fort, the castle was built in Italian Renaissance style, with 4 corner towers and a crenellated outer wall. It was awarded to Cardinal Mendoza by the Catholic monarchs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • El Banuelo, or the Banos del Nogal, an 11th century bathhouse in Zirid style, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The entrance to the baths is in a house, remodelled in the Christian period, with a patio that opening to the original house of the watchman. Inside is a hall with access to 3 thermal rooms, cold, warm and hot. The hot room has an underground hypocaust for heating the room and 2 water containers. The barrel vaults have skylights for ventilation and temperature adjustment. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • El Banuelo, or the Banos del Nogal, an 11th century bathhouse in Zirid style, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The entrance to the baths is in a house, remodelled in the Christian period, with a patio that opening to the original house of the watchman. Inside is a hall with access to 3 thermal rooms, cold, warm and hot. The hot room has an underground hypocaust for heating the room and 2 water containers. The barrel vaults have skylights for ventilation and temperature adjustment. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted coffered Mudejar ceiling, 16th century, in the Knights Room or Salon de Caballeros in the Madrasa of Granada, a mosque school founded 1349 by the Nasrid King Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This room served as a meeting place for the aldermen of the city after the reconquest. The madrasa functioned as a university until 1499 and is now part of the University of Granada. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Comares Tower, built in the 14th century under Muhammad V, the tallest tower in the Alhambra and housing the Hall of the Ambassadors, Nasrid Palaces and the Palace of Charles V in the background, built by Pedro Machuca in the 16th century, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Behind are the mountains of the Sierra Nevada. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Tower of the Ladies, or Partal, originally built in the 14th century by Muhammad III and restored in 1924, with the church of Santa Maria de la Alhambra behind, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fountain in the Court of the Lions, built 1362 in the second reign of Muhammad V, in the Nasrid dynasty Palace of the Lions, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The fountain consists of an alabaster basin supported by 12 statues of lions in white marble, carved in the 11th century. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Tower of the Ladies or Partal, or Torre de las Damas, a tower and pavilion with 5-arched portico and pond, built under Muhammad III in the 14th century, in the old Palacio del Partal, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Pastor by Torcuato Ruiz del Peral, 18th century, on an altarpiece in the Jesuit Church of Saints Justus and Pastor of Alcala, built 1575 on the site of a mosque in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Saints Justus and Pastor were 4th century schoolboy christian martyrs, who were killed for their faith under the persecution of the christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Maria Santissima de la Aurora, from the altarpiece in the Iglesia de San Miguel Bajo, in the Albayzin or Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The church was built 1501-56 on the site of a mosque, in both Renaissance and Mudejar styles. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Church of San Nicolas, originally built in the 16th century in Mudejar style but rebuilt 1932 after a fire, and El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, seen from the Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Patio Nazari, developed in 1944 in Moorish style, taking inspiration from parts of the Alhambra, in the Carmen de los Martires Garden, on the site of a Barefoot Carmelite shrine and convent originally established in 1492, in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. In the centre is a long pond, here seen through a pavilion with horsehoe arch colonnade. A Carmen is a traditional house with enclosed garden, this example dates to the 19th century and displays various garden styles including English, Spanish and Nasrid. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of American writer Washington Irving, 1859-1959, who wrote a book of essays 'Tales of the Alhambra', on the path leading to the Alhambra in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • El Banuelo, or the Banos del Nogal, an 11th century bathhouse in Zirid style, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The entrance to the baths is in a house, remodelled in the Christian period, with a patio that opening to the original house of the watchman. Inside is a hall with access to 3 thermal rooms, cold, warm and hot. The hot room has an underground hypocaust for heating the room and 2 water containers. The barrel vaults have skylights for ventilation and temperature adjustment. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Circumcision, by Bartolomeo Veneto, 1506, from the collection of the Crespo Lopez family exhibited in the 16th century Palacio de los Olvidados or Palace of the Forgotten, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Palace is one of the few remaining old aristocratic houses in good condition, thought to belong to a Jew and now housing artefacts of Jewish culture and history. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • A chess set with inlaid board, 15th century, from the collection of the Crespo Lopez family exhibited in the 16th century Palacio de los Olvidados or Palace of the Forgotten, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Palace is one of the few remaining old aristocratic houses in good condition, thought to belong to a Jew and now housing artefacts of Jewish culture and history. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Triunfo Gardens or Jardines de Triunfo, opened 1960, with the Plaza del Triunfo behind with the Monument to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin of Triunfo, and in the distance, the tower of the Hospital Real or Royal Hospital, designed by Enrique Egas in 1511 as a prison and hospital for the poor, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Letter with a signature and Jewish symbols, from the collection of the Crespo Lopez family exhibited in the 16th century Palacio de los Olvidados or Palace of the Forgotten, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Palace is one of the few remaining old aristocratic houses in good condition, thought to belong to a Jew and now housing artefacts of Jewish culture and history. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Diagram of the Tree of Jesse, showing the genealogy of Christ, starting with Jesse of Bethlehem, father of King David, 1618, from the collection of the Crespo Lopez family exhibited in the 16th century Palacio de los Olvidados or Palace of the Forgotten, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Palace is one of the few remaining old aristocratic houses in good condition, thought to belong to a Jew and now housing artefacts of Jewish culture and history. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave and capilla mayor of Granada Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Incarnation, built 16th and 17th centuries in Renaissance style with Baroque elements, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. In the capilla mayor are 2 levels of 16th century stained glass windows above a series of paintings by Alonso Cano. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barrio de la cuevas or Barrio troglodyte, an area housing half the population of Guadix in troglodyte dwellings, underground cave homes dug into the rock built to keep out the heat of the summer and the cold of the winter, Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The strange rock formations or badlands are formed by erosion of marine geological deposits. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coat of arms and foot soldiers or lansquenets in niches, with the door to the sacristry below, in the Renaissance side chapel by Diego Siloe, 1495-1563, at the junction with the transept, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of the kitchen of a house at the Centro de Interpretacion Cuevas de Guadix, in the Barrio de la cuevas or Barrio troglodyte, an area housing half the population of Guadix in troglodyte dwellings, underground cave homes dug into the rock built to keep out the heat of the summer and the cold of the winter, Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazaba of Guadix, an 11th century Moorish castle, declared a National Artistic Monument in 1931, Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Half the population of Guadix live in troglodyte dwellings, underground cave homes built to keep out the heat of the summer and the cold of the winter. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Iglesia de la Ermita Nueva, rebuilt in the 20th century and dedicated to the Virgen de Gracia or Our Lady of Grace, in the Barrio de la cuevas or Barrio troglodyte, an area housing half the population of Guadix in troglodyte dwellings, underground cave homes dug into the rock built to keep out the heat of the summer and the cold of the winter, Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The strange rock formations or badlands are formed by erosion of marine geological deposits. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Iglesia de la Ermita Nueva, rebuilt in the 20th century and dedicated to the Virgen de Gracia or Our Lady of Grace, in the Barrio de la cuevas or Barrio troglodyte, an area housing half the population of Guadix in troglodyte dwellings, underground cave homes dug into the rock built to keep out the heat of the summer and the cold of the winter, Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The strange rock formations or badlands are formed by erosion of marine geological deposits. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barrio de la cuevas or Barrio troglodyte, an area housing half the population of Guadix in troglodyte dwellings, underground cave homes dug into the rock built to keep out the heat of the summer and the cold of the winter, Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The strange rock formations or badlands are formed by erosion of marine geological deposits. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the town of Guadix, with the Alcazaba, the 11th century Moorish castle, declared a National Artistic Monument in 1931, and the cathedral, the Catedral de la Encarnacion de Guadix, built 16th - 18th centuries in Baroque style, Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Half the population of Guadix live in troglodyte dwellings, underground cave homes built to keep out the heat of the summer and the cold of the winter. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the town of Guadix, with the Alcazaba, the 11th century Moorish castle, declared a National Artistic Monument in 1931, and the cathedral, the Catedral de la Encarnacion de Guadix, built 16th - 18th centuries in Baroque style, Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Half the population of Guadix live in troglodyte dwellings, underground cave homes built to keep out the heat of the summer and the cold of the winter. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Manuel de Falla, 1876-1946, Spanish composer, by Ramiro Medias, given to the town of Granada by Caixa, March 2010, on the Bulevar de la Avenida de la Constitucion, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Puerta de Elvira or the Gate of Elvira, an old stone arch, one of the original entrance gates into Granada, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The gate was declared a Bien de Interes Cultural in 1896. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgen de Belen, 18th century Baroque sculpture by Jose de Mora, on the wooden altarpiece in the side chapel, Capilla de la Virgen de Belen, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of Nuestra Senora de la Antigua, the family chapel of Don Gines de Garranza, a knight from Santiago who is buried here, designed by Pedro de Mena, 1628-88, son of Alonso de Mena, with statue of Nuestra Senora de la Antigua dressed in a cape with an aurora halo and a gisant of Christ below by Pablo de Rojas, 1549-1611, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Gonzalo de Cordoba the Gran Capitan, 1453-1515, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Lawrence and St Stephen, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Gonzalo de Cordoba the Gran Capitan, 1453-1515, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Bartholomew with a demon, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman Emperor Constantine on horseback, trampling a soldier in battle, holding a Christian cross, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of San Juan de Sahagun, 1419-79, Augustinian friar, priest and saint, in wood, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Teresa of Avila, 1515-82, Carmelite nun and Roman Catholic saint, in wood, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Document authorising the confiscation of Jewish property during the Spanish Inquisition, 16th century, from the collection of the Crespo Lopez family exhibited in the 16th century Palacio de los Olvidados or Palace of the Forgotten, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Palace is one of the few remaining old aristocratic houses in good condition, thought to belong to a Jew and now housing artefacts of Jewish culture and history. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Renaissance courtyard with 2 storey marble Corinthian colonnade at the Castillo de La Calahorra, or Calahorra Castle, built 1509-12 near the village of La Calahorra in the Sierra Nevada mountains, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Built on the site of a former Moorish fort, the castle was built in Italian Renaissance style, with 4 corner towers and a crenellated outer wall. It was awarded to Cardinal Mendoza by the Catholic monarchs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corner tower of the Castillo de La Calahorra, or Calahorra Castle, built 1509-12 near the village of La Calahorra in the Sierra Nevada mountains, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Built on the site of a former Moorish fort, the castle was built in Italian Renaissance style, with 4 corner towers and a crenellated outer wall. It was awarded to Cardinal Mendoza by the Catholic monarchs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Andasol solar power station, Europe's first commercial parabolic trough solar thermal power plant, using tanks of molten salt to store solar energy, thus generating electricity even when the sun isn't shining, near Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Andasol 1 went online in 2009, and now the 3 power plants at Andasol make up the largest solar power station in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Castillo de La Calahorra, or Calahorra Castle, built 1509-12 near the village of La Calahorra in the Sierra Nevada mountains, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Built on the site of a former Moorish fort, the castle was built in Italian Renaissance style, with 4 corner towers and a crenellated outer wall. It was awarded to Cardinal Mendoza by the Catholic monarchs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Equestrian statue of St James by Alonso de Mena, 1587-1646, from The Triunfo de Santiago altarpiece, made 1707-8 by Francisco Hurtado Izquierdo, 1669-1725, Granada Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Incarnation, built 16th and 17th centuries in Renaissance style with Baroque elements, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Several architects worked on the cathedral, which, unusually, has 5 naves and a circular capilla mayor instead of an apse. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque altarpiece, 18th century, in the Capilla de Nuestra Senora La Antigua, in Granada Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Incarnation, built 16th and 17th centuries in Renaissance style with Baroque elements, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. In the centre of the altarpiece is a statue of the Virgin and child under a canopy, and to either side, San Cecilio and San Gregorio Betico. Several architects worked on the cathedral, which, unusually, has 5 naves and a circular capilla mayor instead of an apse. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of the Virgin on a cloud in the Iglesia del Sagrario or Church of the Tabernacle, built 1704 in Baroque style after designs by Francisco Hurtado Izquierdo and Jose de Bada y Navajas, adjacent to Granada Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of a child, possibly Christ, with a cross and aurora halo in a gilded niche in the Iglesia del Sagrario or Church of the Tabernacle, built 1704 in Baroque style after designs by Francisco Hurtado Izquierdo and Jose de Bada y Navajas, adjacent to Granada Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main facade of Granada Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Incarnation, built 16th and 17th centuries in Renaissance style with Baroque elements, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The facade is a framed structure with a triumphal arch of 3 portals with pillars crowned by semicircular arches supported on pilasters. Several architects worked on the cathedral, which, unusually, has 5 naves and a circular capilla mayor instead of an apse. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted coffered Mudejar ceiling, 16th century, in the Knights Room or Salon de Caballeros in the Madrasa of Granada, a mosque school founded 1349 by the Nasrid King Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This room served as a meeting place for the aldermen of the city after the reconquest. The madrasa functioned as a university until 1499 and is now part of the University of Granada. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fountain in the Court of the Lions, built 1362 in the second reign of Muhammad V, in the Nasrid dynasty Palace of the Lions, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The fountain consists of an alabaster basin supported by 12 statues of lions in white marble, carved in the 11th century. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alminar or minaret of the Granada Mosque with kufic inscription under the eaves, built in traditional El Albayzin style and opened 2003, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Spain. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Comares Tower, built in the 14th century under Muhammad V, the tallest tower in the Alhambra and housing the Hall of the Ambassadors, Nasrid Palaces and the Palace of Charles V in the background, built by Pedro Machuca in the 16th century, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Behind are the mountains of the Sierra Nevada. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Church of San Nicolas (right), originally built in the 16th century in Mudejar style but rebuilt 1932 after a fire, and El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, seen from the Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted coffered ceiling made under the Catholic kings after the reconquest in Mudejar style in the South side chamber of the Gilded Room or Cuarto Dorado, built under Mohammed V in the 14th century, in the Comares Palace, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted coffered ceiling made under the Catholic kings after the reconquest in Mudejar style in the South side chamber of the Gilded Room or Cuarto Dorado, built under Mohammed V in the 14th century, in the Comares Palace, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Polychrome mocarabe work in the Court of the Lions, built 1362 in the second reign of Muhammad V, in the Nasrid dynasty Palace of the Lions, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Polychrome mocarabe work above a pillar, and intricately carved stucco walls with floral decoration, in the Court of the Lions, built 1362 in the second reign of Muhammad V, in the Nasrid dynasty Palace of the Lions, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Slender columns with cubic capitals and arches above, carved with floral decoration and Arabic inscriptions, in the Court of the Lions, built 1362 in the second reign of Muhammad V, in the Nasrid dynasty Palace of the Lions, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The design of the courtyard reflects the Nasrid view of Paradise, with these columns representing palm trees around a desert oasis. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Generalife, summer palace and country estate and gardens of the Nasrid kings, built in the 14th century under Muhammad III, 1302ñ1309 and redecorated by Abu I-Walid Isma'il, 1313-1324, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of buildings in Granada seen from the San Cristobal viewpoint, and in the foreground, the Muralla de la Alcazaba, an 8th century wall protecting El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. In the distance are the snow-capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of a Jew in the 11th century looking at the Alhambra through a window, in the Palacio de los Olvidados, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Maria Santissima de los Remedios, in the the Jesuit Church of Saints Justus and Pastor of Alcala, built 1575 on the site of a mosque in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Saints Justus and Pastor were 4th century schoolboy christian martyrs, who were killed for their faith under the persecution of the christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Christ wearing the crown of thorns and carrying the Cross, in the the Jesuit Church of Saints Justus and Pastor of Alcala, built 1575 on the site of a mosque in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Saints Justus and Pastor were 4th century schoolboy christian martyrs, who were killed for their faith under the persecution of the christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Church of San Nicolas, originally built in the 16th century in Mudejar style but rebuilt 1932 after a fire, and El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain, with the Comares Tower (left), built in the 14th century under Muhammad V, the tallest tower in the Alhambra and housing the Hall of the Ambassadors, Nasrid Palaces, alcazaba and the Palace of Charles V in the background, built by Pedro Machuca in the 16th century. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Behind are the snow-capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain, with the Comares Tower (left), built in the 14th century under Muhammad V, the tallest tower in the Alhambra and housing the Hall of the Ambassadors, Nasrid Palaces, alcazaba and the Palace of Charles V in the background, built by Pedro Machuca in the 16th century. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Behind are the snow-capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Tower of the Princesses or Torre de las Infantas on the left, a small palace, and other towers along the Cuesta de los Chinos, an ancient entrance to the Alhambra, with paths linking El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, with the Alhambra and the Generalife, Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crenellated ramparts of the Alhambra, and behind, the Generalife, summer palace and country estate and gardens of the Nasrid kings, built in the 14th century under Muhammad III, 1302–1309 and redecorated by Abu I-Walid Isma'il, 1313-1324, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of mocarabe stucco work in the Patio of the Gilded Room, between the Mexuar and the Gilded Room or Cuarto Dorado in the Comares Palace, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. It was built under Mohammed V in the 14th century. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of stucco work with interlacing pattern and Arabic script, in the Patio of the Gilded Room, between the Mexuar and the Gilded Room or Cuarto Dorado in the Comares Palace, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. It was built under Mohammed V in the 14th century. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fountain in the Court of the Lions, built 1362 in the second reign of Muhammad V, in the Nasrid dynasty Palace of the Lions, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The fountain consists of an alabaster basin supported by 12 statues of lions in white marble, carved in the 11th century. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of stucco work and tiles in the Court of the Myrtles or Patio de los Arrayanes, built in the 14th century under Yusuf I, in the Comares Palace, Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The baptism of Moriscos, descendants of Spanish muslims who converted to Christianity under threat of exile from Ferdinand and Isabella, engraving, 1500, from the collection of the Crespo Lopez family exhibited in the 16th century Palacio de los Olvidados or Palace of the Forgotten, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Palace is one of the few remaining old aristocratic houses in good condition, thought to belong to a Jew and now housing artefacts of Jewish culture and history. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Top of the tabernacle and the dome of the tabernacle with frescoes by Antonio Palomino and Jose Risueno, in the Granada Charterhouse or Monasterio de la Cartuja, a Carthusian monastery founded 1506, in Baroque style, in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main altar with gilded wood canopy by Hurtado Izquierdo, 1710, and statues by Jose de Mora, in the Granada Charterhouse or Monasterio de la Cartuja, a Carthusian monastery founded 1506, in Baroque style, in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sacristy, designed by Hurtado Izquierdo and built 1727-64, in the Granada Charterhouse or Monasterio de la Cartuja, a Carthusian monastery founded 1506, in Baroque style, in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main facade of Guadix Cathedral, or the Catedral de la Encarnacion de Guadix, designed by Gaspar Cayon de la Vega in the 18th century, with the upper part sculpted by Fernandez Pachote and Domingo Thomas, and the marble Incarnation by Antonio Valeriano Moyano, Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The cathedral was built 16th - 18th centuries in Baroque style, by architects including Diego Siloe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Barrio de la cuevas or Barrio troglodyte, an area housing half the population of Guadix in troglodyte dwellings, underground cave homes dug into the rock built to keep out the heat of the summer and the cold of the winter, Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The strange rock formations or badlands are formed by erosion of marine geological deposits. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the town of Guadix, with the Alcazaba, the 11th century Moorish castle, declared a National Artistic Monument in 1931, and the cathedral, the Catedral de la Encarnacion de Guadix, built 16th - 18th centuries in Baroque style, Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Half the population of Guadix live in troglodyte dwellings, underground cave homes built to keep out the heat of the summer and the cold of the winter. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of Montefrio, with the church and old Moorish castle on the hill, one of the main frontier fortresses of the Moors in the 15th century, Province of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Iglesia de la Villa was built on the site of a Nasrid castle, whose Alcazaba was built in the 14th century to defend the Muslim kingdom of Granada from the Christians. On the right is the Iglesia de la Encarnacion, with a huge domed roof, designed in the 18th century by Ventura Rodriguez. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of San Juan de la Cruz or St John of the Cross, 1542-91, Spanish priest, Carmelite friar and saint, by Miguel Moreno, Spanish artist born 1967, given to the town of Granada by Emuvys, March 2010, on the Bulevar de la Avenida de la Constitucion, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Manuel Benitez Carrasco, 1922-99, Spanish poet, by Juan Antonio Corredor, Spanish artist, born 1940, given to the town of Granada by Inagra, March 2010, on the Bulevar de la Avenida de la Constitucion, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Dona Maria Manrique, duchess of Sesa, the wife of Gonzalo de Cordoba the Gran Capitan, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Nuestra Senora de la Antigua dressed in a cape with an aurora crown, in the Chapel of Nuestra Senora de la Antigua, the family chapel of Don Gines de Garranza, a knight from Santiago who is buried here, designed by Pedro de Mena, 1628-88, son of Alonso de Mena, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 2 saints holding palm fronds, polychrome relief from the main altarpiece by Pablo de Rojas in Mannerist style, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coat of Arms of the Spanish Inquisition carved in stone, 16th century, from the collection of the Crespo Lopez family exhibited in the 16th century Palacio de los Olvidados or Palace of the Forgotten, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Palace is one of the few remaining old aristocratic houses in good condition, thought to belong to a Jew and now housing artefacts of Jewish culture and history. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • HaMadda or Book of Knowledge, from the Torah, the Jewish sacred text, from the collection of the Crespo Lopez family exhibited in the 16th century Palacio de los Olvidados or Palace of the Forgotten, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Palace is one of the few remaining old aristocratic houses in good condition, thought to belong to a Jew and now housing artefacts of Jewish culture and history. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque altarpiece, 18th century, with central statue of the first bishop of Guadix, in the Capilla de San Torcuato, an octagonal chapel designed by Diego de Siloe, in Guadix Cathedral, or the Catedral de la Encarnacion de Guadix, begun 16th century and completed mid 18th century, in Baroque style, in Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. At the top is a polychrome relief of the baptism of St Luparcia, and at the sides, statues of the 6 apostolic companions of the bishop. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Our Lady of Hope, with hands in gesture of begging for mercy, and large gilt aurora halo, on the 18th century Baroque altarpiece in the Capilla de Nuestra Senora de la Esperanza, in Guadix Cathedral, or the Catedral de la Encarnacion de Guadix, begun 16th century and completed mid 18th century, in Baroque style, in Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This chapel was funded until 1745 by Bishop Andres Lich and Barretas and dedicated to the Virgen de Belen, a sculpture by Risueno which disappeared in 1936. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mihrab with carved fretwork and mocarabe in the Oratory or Sala de la Oracion in the Madrasa of Granada, a mosque school founded 1349 by the Nasrid King Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The madrasa functioned as a university until 1499 and is now part of the University of Granada. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • El Pilar del Aljibe, a brick structure covering the old Arab water tank, now a fountain, at the Mirador de San Nicolas or San Nicolas viewpoint in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. These Moorish water cisterns link to underground canals and are found all over Granada. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mihrab with carved fretwork and mocarabe in the Oratory or Sala de la Oracion in the Madrasa of Granada, a mosque school founded 1349 by the Nasrid King Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The madrasa functioned as a university until 1499 and is now part of the University of Granada. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Teresa with St Peter and St Paul, St Teresa with the Holy Spirit and the Transverberation of St Teresa, from the altarpiece in the Capilla de Santa Teresa da Avila, 17th century, in Granada Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Incarnation, built 16th and 17th centuries in Renaissance style with Baroque elements, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Several architects worked on the cathedral, which, unusually, has 5 naves and a circular capilla mayor instead of an apse. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of polychrome carved fretwork and mocarabe in the Oratory or Sala de la Oracion in the Madrasa of Granada, a mosque school founded 1349 by the Nasrid King Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The madrasa functioned as a university until 1499 and is now part of the University of Granada. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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