Alhambra/Grenada, Spain

David Lees1967-05

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Magnificent ceiling dome of the Sala de la dos Hermanos featuring 5000 individually carved plaster "stalactites," rendering a sunburst design of ornamental splendor in the Alhambra, onetime citadel & castle of 13th century Moorish Kings.

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Title: Alhambra/Grenada, Spain
Date: 1967-05
Location: Grenada, Spain
Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
Subject Keywords: Castles, Moorish Architecture, Details, Buildings, Spain, Domes, 1960s
Publisher: TimeLife
Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
Provider: LIFE
Photographer: David Lees
Original ID: TimeLife_image_216038
Credits: TIME LIFE BOOKS
Copyright: © Time Inc.

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