No. It was a palace built for pleasure. However, it was eventually used defensively by the Nazarí Islamic State against the combined onslaught of Castille and Aragón in the 1480s.
The Alhambra was built using masonry skills, brickmaking, irrigation techniques, and coordinated central planning.
Built in Granada around 1238, the Alhambra was home and fortress to the Moorish kings of the 12th and 13th centuries.
Mainly for the Alhambra palace. A Moorish Palace built by the Moors in the middle ages.
It was constructed as a fortress in 889 and converted into a Palace by Yusuf, Sultan of Granada in 1333
It was built in Granada, Spain in the AD 1300s on a site that was first mentioned as the "Red Fortess" in the late 9th century.
I think you mean the Alhambra in Granada...?
The address of the Alhambra Historical Society is: Po Box 6687, Alhambra, CA 91802
The address of the Alhambra Public Library is: 101 S. First St., Alhambra, 91801 3488
The address of the Alhambra Preservation Group is: Box 1332, Alhambra, CA 91802-1332
The Alhambra is in Granada Spain.
The Alhambra Palace in Granada is know for it's tessellations. The last versions of the Alhambra were built by the Moors who are followers of Islam. Islam eschews the reproduction of living things and instead relies on geometric patterns for decoration.
The Alhambra is a complex of Moorish fortresses and palaces in the city of Granada in souther Spain. It has been fortified for more than 1200 years.