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New Gate for the Alhambra by Álvaro Siza Vieira and Juan Domingo Santos.
Architecture | 26.03.2014

(smow) blog compact: Visions of the Alhambra - Álvaro Siza @ Aedes Architecture Forum Berlin

Until May 8th 2014 the Aedes Architecture Forum Berlin is hosting the exhibition Visions of the Alhambra, a presentation of the new visitor centre/site entrance designed for the Alhambra palace/fortress/citadel complex in Granada, Spain by Álvaro Siza Vieira and Juan Domingo Santos. Originally constructed in the 9th century as a feudal fortress, the Alhambra served from the 11th century as a seat of power for Moorish rulers of Granada and subsequently as a citadel for the catholic conquerors

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