Title

'Entrance to the Hall of the Barque...', 19th century, (1907). Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Entrance to the Hall of the Barque, the Ante-Room of the Hall of Ambassadors, with View of the Court of the Fish-Pond', 19th century, (1907). View of courtyard and pool in the Hall of the Boat, palace of the Alhambra, Granada, Spain, which mainly dates from the 14th century. The Arabic word baraka, which means blessing, was corrupted into the Spanish word barca, which means boat, hence the court was erroneously named Sala de la Barca (Hall of the Boat). 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_377

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,7Mb (3,7Mb) / 13,3in x 18,4in / 3976 x 5516 (300dpi)

Keywords

travel water building interior religious architecture archway arch religion Spain Moorish hall reflection peaceful decorative Andalucia palace Islam Islamic Granada Alhambra colonnade century inside symmetry interior design dynasty concept symmetrical reflected tourist attraction world heritage site interior decoration Arched Architectural Feature 19th century Indoors B W UNESCO 14th century 1900s 20th century Fourteenth Century nineteenth century historic tourism UNESCO World Heritage Site The Print Collector TGN Court of the Myrtles Unknown Nasrid dynasty John courtyard Lane John Lane Hispano-Arabic Calvert Albert Frederick Calvert Albert F. Calvert Albert F. Albert Frederick Albert F Albert F Calvert Court of the Fish Pond Court of the Fishpond Hall of the Boat Sala de la Barca