Architectures (ARTE documentary)
Architectures is a documentary series produced by the European public television channel ARTE, looking at architecture and its historical and
social functions to reveal its meaning and impact on humanity. This is a collection of 33 episodes of the series, exploring the most remarkable achievements
in modern architecture - from the works at the end of the 19th century to the latest creations by today's leading architects. Each episode focuses on
a single building examining the structure of the building, the architectural techniques as well as its historical and social functions. And also the film discovers
the role it has played in the evolution of architecture.
The Alhambra: The Alhambra is a palace, or rather a group of two palaces, built for two consecutive 14th century caliphs, Yusuf 1st (1333-1353) and Mohammed V (1353-1391) and hemmed into an older fortress (10 century), crowning a 700 metre-long rocky peak.
| Episode 24 - The Alhambra |
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| Alhambra The Alhambra, the complete Arabic form of which was Qalat Al-Hamra, is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. |
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