Alhambra's Villa Research Paper

Messiah Smart

Ms. Tessier

Alhambra and Hadrian’s Villa

Villas were residences outside of the city, and Alhambra and Hadrian’s villas are perfect examples. Alhambra’s villa was built during the 13th-14th centuries in Granada. Muslims created Alhambra’s villa, so it expresses the Islamic culture and traditions. For example the Hall of Ambassadors has thousands of small wooden pieces hovering from the roof planks to alter the celling into the seven layers of Heaven. Hadrian’s villa was built between the 117-38 ce by the Romans in Tivoli. The Romans were the first people to create large interior spaces. They accomplished this by exercising their abilities in masonry vaulting, by utilizing the brick and stone throughout the Empire.

The Alhambra villa was initially designed as a military base. It is located on top of rocky hill, off the banks of River Darro. This strategic location made it very difficult for enemies to invade. The Court of Granada converted the Alhambra into the residencies in the thirteen century, by the king Mohammed ibn Yusuf ben Nasar, who is also know as Alhambra. The palace was comprised of royal residential quarters, court complexes flanked by official chambers, a bath, and

In the patio of Arrayanes there was a central pool into the shape of a rectangle that dispense a steady flow of water that kept the pond at a stable overflowing level. The pool of water reflected the Comares towers that contained the Hall of Ambassadors that incases a doomed celling that conveys the seven levels of heaven. Additionally The Patio of Leon also incorporated water into the structure. Colonnades surrounded the Patio of Leones and the pool of water was divided into four parts and in the center was the lion fountain. It was believed that this symbolized the Qur’anic concept of paradise, which includes a garden with four rivers flowing with water, wine, honey, and