L'Alhambra de Grenade = The Alhambra, Granada /
"The Alhambra is a palace, or rather a group of two palaces, built for two consecutive XIVth century caliphs, Yusuf 1st (1333-1353) and Mohammed V (1353-1391). The two palaces are hemmed into an older fortress (X century), crowning a 700 meter-long rocky peak. Here, refinement is everywhere - t...
| Uniform Title: | Alhambra de Grenade. |
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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[France] :
ARTE France,
[2005]
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Films on Demand) |
| Summary: | "The Alhambra is a palace, or rather a group of two palaces, built for two consecutive XIVth century caliphs, Yusuf 1st (1333-1353) and Mohammed V (1353-1391). The two palaces are hemmed into an older fortress (X century), crowning a 700 meter-long rocky peak. Here, refinement is everywhere - the porcelain mosaics on the floor, the plasterwork sculpted on the walls, the woodwork sculpted and painted on the ceiling- everything is set out in geometric, floral, or epigraphic patterns. Overall this produces a complex yet harmonious decor. Understanding this division of space, means understanding an architecture that develops from the inside, and not from the facade, an architecture that uses geometry to hide the plan and not to display it." |
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| Item Description: | ...écrit et réalisé par Frederic Compain. Originally broadcast as an episodes of Architectures, a French television program. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (26 min., 1 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Audience: | 9 & up. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematographer, Andres Silvart ; editor, Alberto Yacellini ; composer, Pierre Lemarchand. |