Why The Alhambra Is Epic | Al-Andalus History
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- The Christian re-conquest of Spain culminated in the 15th century with the recapture of Granada. Ever since then, the vestiges of al-Andalus were stamped out by Catholic monarchs who wanted to imprint a Christian identity on the nation. But reminders of the glory of al-Andalus still abound; perhaps nowhere more strongly than through its architectural legacy. The Muslim rulers in Spain commissioned the construction of countless brilliant monuments. Many consider the most remarkable of these monuments to be the palace fortress the Alhambra, which sits gloriously atop the hills of Granada.
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What are your TOP 3 favourite historical monuments?
Kaba masjid al nabawi and dome of the rock
The blue mosque,taj mahal and haram al sharif
Lincoln Memorial, Holocaust Memorial on Miami Beach & Valley Forge in Pennsylvania
That’s an extremely hard choice, there are just way too many incredibly beautiful and imposing monuments. But in the end I think I’d pick the Statue of Liberty, the Petra and the Taj Mahal, because of what they represent: Freedom, perseverance and love respectively, 3 things I value greatly. But in the end there are hundreds upon hundreds of different sites that that deserve to be in a list like that in their own right. From temples and places of learning to administrative buildings and fortresses, it is incredible and truly awe-inspiring what humanity has been able to build. I’d also be interested in hearing your top 3 though.
Haram al-Sharif because of the religious value or do you actually like the aesthetic of it?
I live in Málaga, near Granada. I have visited the Alhambra plenty of times, and I've also visited some more famous things like the coliseum or new york thirty. The Alhambra is still the most precious peace of architecture that I have ever seen. We aren't a muslim country anymore, but we are proud of our heritage
Better than the Mezquita?
@@HikmaHistory I also love La Mezquita de Córdoba, but the art inside the Alhambra is more complex and beautiful, and the christian cathedral inside the Mezquita isn't a good idea, because you can't see the hole line of columns as it was, because this enormous thing is in the middle
@J C Ture - not Spanish but seen both and live fairly close to both. The Alhambra is awesome, the Mezquita too - but I would choose the Alhambra. The throne room sections is amazing. And the views outiside both into the complex and out. I don't think its a question of what is best, they are both awesome. You need to get yourself over to Spain (when you can). Its a great country. A visit to both is essential.
I was looking at your last comment "We aren't a muslim country anymore" Sure, you are not anymore, but that does not stop you from reverting to being Muslim. Study and you will find the truth. The Muslims who remained in Spain after the expulsion were forced to change religion. If it wasn't for that, you may have still be a Muslim. Give it a thought.
Visited Andalusia last July and the Alhambra is truly the most spectacular and beautiful place I’ve ever been to.
I’ve travelled to three different continents, and La Alhambra is the most beautiful building I have ever seen.
Big praise. What else have you seen?
@@HikmaHistory
Bunch of the classic tourist locations in Spain, England, mainland USA, Hawai’i and Japan. All sorts of cathedrals like Santiago de Compostela, castles like the one in York, temples like Yasukuni, standing stones and other places. The sheer detail and geometry of La Alhambra, mixed with water and nature is like nothing else. It’s just incredible!
Yh in my research for this video I found it fascinating how integral Mathematics was to the architects of the Alhambra!
Even better than the Shah Mosque (Isfahan)?
Nevertheless, the palace of Alhambra has also inspired Fransisco Tarrega, remarkable Spanish guitar composer, for writing his famous "Recuerdos de la Alhambra" piece.
Granada is really a beautiful little town. If you haven't seen it already. You should definitely go there. And see Alhambra when you go you will not be sorry. One of the most beautiful things I have seen ❤️
are you from england ????
You should do one video about the Madinat al-Zahra or Medina Azahara.
Not many people know about it, but sure it was splendid in its time!
Great idea!
It's always been my dream to see the Alhambra for the past 10 years. I'm Australian but the absolute love of my life is a Persian woman I've been dating the last five years and I want nothing more than to share the experience with her as she really wants to see it as well and her homeland of Iran also has the most beautiful Islamic mosaic work. Another place I would like to visit
I'm in the same boat - been enamoured by it from a distance, I can't wait to see it in person!
A place on my European "bucket list" for sure
Fascinating to think a monument so closely associated with Islam could be on your 'European bucket list'! Just speaks about how interesting history is!
@@HikmaHistory yeah but living in Miami, and that means Coral Gables, a city in which all of the streets are either Spanish, Italian or Porugese, and one of the main drags is Alhambra Circle. So when in school I saw there was an Alhambra Palace I had to find out about it....voila!!! There was born an interest in going there :)
The Arabs left the Spanish with a magnificent tourism industry that it is today!!!!
I am so happy I decided to visit in 2018~
Don't know when will it happen again...
Excellent historic report. Just returned from Alhambra beautiful one must visit.
I’m still yet to visit, can’t wait until I do!
Most beautiful place I’ve ever been to
Can't wait to go myself!
Fascinating stuff. Makes you wonder about the identities and backgrounds of the architects who made the Alhambra, such intricate architecture and interior design
Yeah that's one kinda sad thing in history - architects not getting the due respect/credit for their creations.
Can’t beat the Muslims in their architecture and the fact their Creator name is at the center and on all walls, says a lot about their conviction and the truth in their faith
Gracias por este vídeo! Me fascina la historia española , especialmente la del Andaluz.
De nada!
if the Alhambra is so magnificent and beautiful as it is, then just imagine how opulent Medinat-Al-Zahara would have been if it survived to present time
Its so great that Spanish archeologists say they there was 4000 calms in the al zahra palace
on my 'bucket list'.
I made a terrible mistake skipping Granada when I last visited Spain. Won't make that mistake next time!
Granada is definitely on my travel list!
Where did you visit if not Granada?
Good 👍information 👌.
I like to nickname Musilm Granada as "The City of Water", given how much water and the motif of water is present in the city from the floors to the walls and celings.
Have you ever heard of the place called Mosque City of Bagerhat? I heard that it contains several mosques inside and was built when the entire Bengal region was an independent sultanate. So can you do a video about it, please?
That's a great idea. A very underrated and impressive monument!
👍 good video
Glad you enjoyed it!
Next holiday destination
You should start a review show of these places
'Review show' - what do you mean?
@@HikmaHistory like this gets a 4/5
Ahh never thought of that...
Fun fact
The word Alhambra is a descendant of the Arabic word
الحمرا
Or
الحمراء
Which means RED
I know in Iran and other places muslim buildings were made in such a way that a sound would echo back 4x+ (one i know is 7x) is anyplace in the Alhambra made like this?
Still defending the Andalusian Heritage 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦
Most famous historic Arabian Palace in the World,from the prosperous Islamic Spain,no Middle Eastern country has from that period,Topkapi Palace in Instabul,Turkey was built much later.
Mohammadin 3ysah = שירה אהובה = beloved poetry
Some more info, this is Algerian dziri architect, stated by the spanish historians themselves, the familly who built the castle was of Algerian origin, after the chase of the spanish from Andalusia which was also conquered by the Algerian amazigh Tarik Ibn ziad from the Aouras mountains in Algeria, when they were chased from Alhambra, they flee back to Algeria, Algiers was built using this Dziri architecture, it was completely destroyed by the french, but there still some remains, the castle of bni hamad in Algeria was along what survived
I see where you come from. Cut that nationalistic political sided pseudo-historian arguments. There was no Algerian, Moroccan nor Tunisian identity at the time. It was Al-Andalus.
it’s not algerian it’s arab levantine
@@444_ek neither.
@@444_ek 😁 you find this Architecture no where in the Arab world, the few ones who have them are newly built, mean while Andalousia and Grenada castle is a copy cat of Telemcen a very ancient city in Algeria, and the Castle of Beni Hamad
@@s.z.zmagnum9428 😁😁😁 you're obviously ignorant about Algerian History, then who conquered Andalousie and spread Islam? Let just me just tell you some things, then do your own research, the oldest university in the world not in use anymore, is in Algeria it's 2000 years old, did you know that the math that you know today came from Béjaïa a city in the north of Algeria, brought by da vinci? his dad took to learn science there, it's was the city of sciences, candles were invented there too, did you know that an Algerian numedian ruled Rome for 14 months and put rome for sale? And another one ruled England. And shashunk the Algerian numedian who became a pharo and rulled Egypt, did you hear of the Algerian Pirates the strongest and the most fierce pirates in history? Jack Sparrow in the movie was real, he was of Algerian origin, Christopher Columbus did't discover the Americas, Yuba the 1st the husband of Cleopatra's daughter céléné was the one who discovered the Americas, their Dome is in Algeria till today, and it's an Algerian sailor who took Christopher Columbus to the americas. Most of the Andalousie people when they flee from the prosecution they flee back to Algeria. Spain returned the saber of Tarik Ibn Ziad to Algeria, and she opened a museum about the Algerian ziri influence in Andalousia and Grenada, when we don't know history we zip our mouths
It's not AL-Hambra, it's Al-Hamra, which means the red (for a female) . It was named after the ruler of Gharnata (Granada) who's last name is Al-Ahmar (the red, for a male) from the tribe of Bani Al-Ahmar. The castle was built with the moroccan architecture under the moroccan rule of Al-Andalous by Marinids and Hafsids. This is what Ibn al-Khatib mentioned in his book, he mentioned how the Marinids and Hafsids sent subsidies to build the palace.
It was built under the nasrid rule. However the architecture was not purely Andalusian, but inspired by the architecture of Fes. The inspiration mainly came from when the Nasrid king and his Architect sought refuge in Fes due to a military coup in Granada.
Where are you from admin?
Check my Q&A ;)
Arab Architecture in Spain is Amazing
Fun Fact inside the Alhambra on the walls has inscriptions that means in Arabic:Prince of Granada is proud to be an Arab from Alansar tribe who they came along from Arabian Peninsula
And Thanks to Spain for protect it and grateful to the Saudi King who paid generously to Fix it
The architecture is not Arabian. But indigenous western. However there are influences from the east.
@@ColonelFlufflesit’s arab architecture, specifically levantine
it’s not arabian architecture but arab architecture,
@@444_ek Very funny, tell me where I can find the likes of Alhambra in the levant? Maybe the earlier mosque of Cordoba, but Alhambra? That's completely western Islamic architecture that's only found in Spain, Morocco and El Mechouar palace in Tlemcen.
4:28 Nords
I am arguement with friends when did consantinople become istanble
1453
very long time ago al masudi calls it istanbul
Unfortunately, they simply refer that the architecture used there is Arabic muslim, if you look anywhere in the world you won't find the same but only in Morocco, why you guys don't😊 tell the truth, that this has been transferred from moroccain architecture, as we have older palaces in morocco with same architecture.
Catholic monarch wants to imprint Christian identity but wants to preserve the amazing talent of Muslims in architecture so it can serve them as a cash cow to this day. Worst example of hypocrisy. Same could be said for the Indians the way they have preserved Islamic architecture (Taj Mahal and many more) over there which have absolutely nothing to do with Hinduism and its history.
At least they can recognize a good thing and not destroy it.
Well muslims were the one's that invaded 😂
Alhamdulillah for the past but what did the muslims of today achieve?
If it is in India, then hinduttabadis may call it is their hindu architecture and was a temple...
moroccan architecture is always the best 🇲🇦 we have this architecture in fes marrakech rabat casablanca meknes and also in chefchaoun ، Qarawyin university (7th century ) alhambra (12th century) im so proud 😍 ps: Spain uses Moroccans to restore these buildings
It's Andalusian architecture, at that time there wasn't Morocco, Granada city was built by Ziries
@@jubanumidia8460 look who speaks a stupid algeria 🇵🇼😂 did u know that algeria was founded by france in 1962
@@jubanumidia8460exactly👌the marocain people appropriate all the maghreb! history to Morroco🤔
@@awk90 you have to be strong to hear what do you not able to hear. because, ibn Ziri is from algerian.
Maroccain architecture?? Do you know the history of Granada?? Do you know the algerian IBN Ziri according to dzayer?? You can't change the history as you like.
Our islamic country .. wonderful place 😍
are you from england ????
No... from saudi arabia .. Father saudi.. Mama syrian.. And im artist 🎨
@@sokrat-sokrat thank you you so Much.. You are welcom 🌷🌷🌷
@@salmasalma750 THANK YOU MY SISTER ... I AM FROM MOROCCO..
@@sokrat-sokrat 😊welcome brother.. So you are speak arabic??
who was the laST PERSON TO CALL THE ALHAMBARA HO,mE. THERE is also an l'a sunurn called alhamnra
need to explain what a yeshiva is.
We will return, and take back what is ours
lol 😂
No you won’t and it’s not yours.
It's ours we made it better
Yes, we would take it back Inshallah-you violated the treaty of surrender and each of its clause. First we would try to the international courts of Justice- same thing Russia is doing in Ukraine
Moroccan architecture ❤️🇲🇦
لا ماهي عماره مغربية لاتنسب شي مو لك بل بنوها العرب وبنو امية ع وجة التحديد اسمع يابربري لاتنسب شي مو علك تفهم🤮🤮
@@user-xl3ql5ub2q اسمعي يا شاربة بول البعير حضارة العرب هي خيام و صحراء فقط هذا معمار مغربي ولا يستطيع احد لا العرب ولا غيرهم عمل مثله
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May the Jews of today who support Zionism remember how well the Muslims took care of the Jews and replicate towards the Palestinians. 😢
These cartoon depictions of historical persons is distracting.
why they talking jews story? there was millions muslims ho was more smarten than him