📍Calle Real de la Alhambra, s/n, 18009 Granada, Spain
1237 – 1273“When I took Granada in 1237, I found a red hill above the city that commanded everything. I began with a fortress — the Alcazaba — but what I truly built was a refuge for a civilisation under pressure. The Nasrid palace would preserve all that was finest in Andalusian learning, poetry, and art within these walls of honey-coloured stone. I gave my people one last jewel before the inevitable.”
👍 LovedThe water channels running through every courtyard — in a dry climate, flowing water is the supreme luxury
👎 DislikedThe constant military threat from Castile to the north, which never allowed us to rest
🗺️ Approximate location today
📍 Street view today
Sources: Wikipedia: Muhammad I of Granada