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The Alhambra "The Red One" the complete Arabic form of which was Qalat Al-Hamra, is a and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, . It was originally constructed as a small fortress in AD 889 on the remains of Roman fortifications, but it was Moorish emir Mohammed ben Al-Ahmar of the , who built its current palace and walls. It is now one of Spain's major tourist , exhibiting the country's most significant and well known Islamic architecture, together with 16th-century and later Christian building and garden interventions. The Alhambra is a World Heritage Site and the inspiration for many songs and stories. Moorish poets described it as "a pearl set in emeralds," an allusion to the color of its buildings and the woods around them. The palace complex was designed with the mountainous site in mind and many forms of technology were considered. The park (Alameda de la Alhambra), which is overgrown with wildflowers and grass in the spring, was planted by the Moors with roses, oranges, and myrtles. The park has a multitude of nightingales and is usually filled with the sound of running water from several fountains and cascades. Alhambra has directly inspired through Marcel 'Herbier's 1921 film features many scenes shot in and around the . This was the first time permission had been granted for a film company to shoot inside the Alhambra palace and L'Herbier gave prominent place to its gardens, fountains and geometric architectural patterns, which became some of the film's most memorable images. The fictional Broadway theatre (the interior actually Auckland, New Zealand's Civic Theatre), in which Kong is displayed as the ' of the World' in 2005's , is named "The Alhambra". It is a multiplayer location in 'sCreed: Brotherhood’s final DLC, The Da Vinci Disappearance. This serves as a location for the Spain stage in (1998). Alhambra is a wonder in Civilization V: &Kings. Alhambra is a wonder in . Dirk Henn's game von Alhambra, literally "The Palace of the Alhambra". Players compete to get funds and pay contractors to build the best palace complex. It was published by Queen Games with numerous expansion packs. It won the Spiel des Jahres award in 2003. + For this Info: https://plus.google.com/105268588753239162075 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WayAway-302360456780052/ Subscribe this Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYmE8xQqTl10aHA2s0iydfg/ Renaissance by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "CUBA – A Country of Indefinable Caress, Handshakes and Greetings! " https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrKRJa6JJX8 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-