Lavishly decorated arches and soffits around the Court of the Myrtles in the courtyard of the Comares Palace in the Alhambra. The courtyard was one of the most important architectural features of Islamic houses, and the same is true for this palace. A shallow pool of water runs the length of the courtyard, flanked by myrtle bushes (hence the name “Court of the Myrtles”). Adjoining the courtyard are a number of rooms which functioned as the rooms of the King’s wives. At the ends are elaborate seven-arched porticoes supported by slender columns.
Lavishly decorated arches and soffits around the Court of the Myrtles in the courtyard of the Comares Palace in the Alhambra. The courtyard was one of the most important architectural features of Islamic houses, and the same is true for this palace. A shallow pool of water runs the length of the courtyard, flanked by myrtle bushes (hence the name “Court of the Myrtles”). Adjoining the courtyard are a number of rooms which functioned as the rooms of the King’s wives. At the ends are elaborate seven-arched porticoes supported by slender columns. For a general account of the Alhambra, see slide B49.185. - SK
Photograph created 1963. Photograph processed September 1963. Formerly catalogued as B49.208, BV.023. Notes written on the slide or index: Court of the Myrtles.
