PHOTOGRAPHS
Laurent, Juan
France (1816 - 1892)
Granada. 222. Fachada poniente del palacio de Carlos Quinto [Alhambra] (West Facade of the Palace of Carlos V, the Alhambra)
c. 1877
Albumen print
9 15/16 x 17 7/16 in. (25.2 x 44.3 cm) image size; 12 x 17 1/16 in. (30.5 x 43.3 cm) mount sheet size
Joseph and Elaine Monsen Photography Collection, gift of Joseph and Elaine Monsen and The Boeing Company
FA 97.89.1

The Alhambra was built in the fourteenth century as the seat of the Moorish monarchy in Granada. In 1492, Muslim leaders surrendered the city to Spanish Christian rule. Thirty-five years later, Holy Roman Emperor Carlos V began construction of a renaissance palace in the midst of the Alhambra complex. Although the palace of Carlos V was never completed, it demonstrates the legacy of both Islamic and Christian rule in Granada.

-- Label copy for Juan Laurent, Photographer of Spain, July 7 to September 23, 2007.