Interlocking tiles in the Alhambra

by RicardMN Photography

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Interlocking tiles in the Alhambra

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RicardMN Photography

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Interlockin tiles and inscription on a wall in the court of the myrtles in the Alhambra, Granada, Spain.

The inscription says: "There is no victor except God". In the Islamic context, the geometry, the symmetry, the intricacy, the design, signify the visualization of the infinite nature of Allah, extending past the visible, material world.

The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It was originally constructed as a small fortress in 889 and then largely ignored until its ruins were renovated and rebuilt in the mid 11th century by the Moorish king Mohammed ben Al-Ahmar of the Kingdom of Granada who built its current palace and walls, and later converted into a royal palace in 1333 by Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada.

FEATURED PHOTO, Art From The Past group, 04/06/2014

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FEATURED PHOTO, World Religious Architecture group, 04/08/2014

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