Historic palace inside the Alhambra of Granada, Spain
This article is about a palace in the Alhambra in Spain. For the term related to North African palaces, see Mechouar.
The Council Hall of the Mexuar
The Mexuar (Spanish: Mexuar; Arabic: مشور, romanized: mashwar) is a section of the Nasrid palace complex in the Alhambra of Granada, Spain. It served as the entrance wing of the Comares Palace, the official palace of the sultan and the state, and it housed various administrative functions. After the 1492 conquest of Granada by Christian Spain the building's main hall was converted into a chapel, though many of the Christian additions were later removed during modern restorations. The palace's two main courtyards were also put to other uses and only their foundations remain visible today.
The Mexuar (Spanish: Mexuar; Arabic: مشور, romanized: mashwar) is a section of the Nasrid palace complex in the Alhambra of Granada, Spain. It served...
views over the Albaicín quarter. The most famous and best-preserved are the Mexuar, the Comares Palace, the Palace of the Lions, and the Partal Palace, which...
the Alhambra palace complex in Granada, Spain. It is located east of the Mexuar and west of the Palace of the Lions. It was begun by the Nasrid sultan Isma'il...
Mechouar or meshwar (Arabic: مشور, romanized: mashwar, meshwar; Spanish: mexuar; French: méchouar) is a type of location, typically a courtyard within a...
views over the Albaicín quarter. The most famous and best-preserved are the Mexuar, the Comares Palace, the Palace of the Lions, and the Partal Palace, which...
was celebrating his return to the throne and was also refurbishing the Mexuar and the Comares Palace. According to scholar Felix Arnold, the rest of the...
demolition in the 19th century Zellij with 16-pointed star motifs in the Mexuar of the Alhambra in Granada (14th century; with later Spanish emblem inserted...
coexistence in sixteenth-century Granada: Imposing orders in the Alhambra's Mexuar". In Frojmovic, Eva; Karkov, Catherine E. (eds.). Postcolonising the Medieval...
wide. It is similar in conception to the small oratory attached to the Mexuar. Like the latter, it also enjoyed great views through double-arched windows...
renovations, most notably the Palace of the Lions. He also rebuilt the Mexuar section and refurbished the Comares Palace, including the creation of the...
sixteen-pointed star motifs in zellij (azelujos) tilework at the Sala del Mexuar in the Alhambra in Granada, Spain (14th century) Geometric patterns in stucco...
modifications Granada Alhambra Alcazaba: the main fortress of the Alhambra Mexuar: one of the palaces partially preserved today Comares Palace: one of the...
comparing this layout with the arrangement of chambers in the Alhambra's Mexuar, scholar Felix Arnold has theorized that the western chamber was used as...
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