Title

'Hall of the Two Sisters', 19th century, (1907). Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Hall of the Two Sisters', 19th century, (1907). Interior decoration in the palace of the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, which mainly dates from the 14th century. In the centre of the floor is a fountain, and the roof is a dome honeycombed with 'stalactite vaulting'. From "The Alhambra: being a brief record of the Arabian conquest of the Peninsula with a particular account of the Mohammedan architecture and decoration" by Albert F. Calvert. [John Lane, London & New York, 1907]

Date

1907

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19G25_310

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

64,0Mb (4,0Mb) / 13,2in x 18,8in / 3966 x 5637 (300dpi)

Keywords

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