Museum Literal-- a whole museum and study space dedicated to writers. It is right along the side of the Capilla Real of the Cathedral.
Entrance to the Capilla Real which is a part of the Cathedral built later with Baroque architecture here on this side, but the main face in Renaissance style, with also one tower in Gothic style. The amount of time this building was under construction and the additions to it account for its varying styles. It was initially built for King Carlos I of Spain (V of Germany) akin to many of the other buildings around Granada that are of Renaissance style. The capilla real is the royal chapel, wherein two sets of Spanish royalty are buried. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel have monuments inside as well as the parents of Carlos I of Spain V of Germany-- Queen Juana la Loca and King Phillip the Handsome (who was German... possibly killed by his wife the Queen, who then carried his cadaver around pretending he was not actually dead. That is why she has the nickname la loca or the mad. )
The main portada of the Cathedral. Basically Renaissance turned Baroque due to the dimensions of the wide walls. Then there are decorations left over from its gothic times-- the pointy things that give the aspect of hight when really what was important was the horizontal in the Renaissance. This cathedral is really cool because it is a little bit of everything.
This is a cool of the Alhambra we hiked up to see. See also the snow-capped mountains of the Sierra Nevada.
This is the building that most distinguishes the Plaza Mayor. Distinctly Renaissance with a controversial figure of a naked greek god riding a horse. At the time it was controversial because he was naked and it was a lot of decoration for a Renaissance building. What was important during the Renaissance was the precise symmetry and geometry of a building. It was a return back to what the Romans started-- very plain, but perfect, and very functional.
This is where we went-- a decorated cave in the side of a cliff-- to see Flamenco.
As you can see-- the stage is the deepest part of the cave. It was quite small but the cave served as a great way to maintain the acoustics of the ¨clack clack¨.
The tallest man I`ve ever seen dancing in such a tiny space.
He almost bumped his head.
Sorry this is so sideways. I tried the stage too.
And, por fin, some kitties...
This is a kitty that looks a lot like Bastise. It was sitting right here in Granada.
If you look really closely you can see a kitty. This was in the Alhambra.
This was waiting for me when I got home. Balooba is the one checking his email.
This is the mother and daughter.. Harra and Lashmir. So sweet... no?
Alhambra pictures next time. Time for my dinner. Hasta luego!!
