Star vault - Granada, Andalucía, España
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Ariberna
N 37° 10.616 W 003° 35.355
30S E 447692 N 4114662
Vault with star shape
Waymark Code: WM167ZT
Location: Andalucía, Spain
Date Posted: 05/29/2022
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This impresionan vault is in Palacios Nazaríes, La Alhambra, in Granada.
In the Sala Abencerrajes, there is this dom with star form.
The plasterwork below is truly beautiful, as well as the architecture "turns" one domm with eight stars in a building with square plant.
In the page of Alhambra we can see: "The most spectacular thing about the Hall is its impressive muqarnas dome in the shape of an eight-pointed star opening on eight muqarnas squinches."
Hours Open:
8-20
Address:
Palacios Nazaríes, Alhambra,
Granada
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