Sala de los Abencerrajes (Hall of the Abencerrages)
Court of the Lions, Alhambra
Calle Real de la Alhambra
Granada, September 2023
“On the south side of the courtyard, the ‘Sala de los Abencerrajes’ (Hall of the Abencerrages) derives its name from a legend according to which the father of Boabdil, the last sultan of Granada, having invited the chiefs of that line to a banquet, massacred them here. It is covered by an elaborate ‘muqarnas’ vault ceiling, featuring a 16-sided lantern cupola in the shape of an eight-pointed star, possibly symbolizing the celestial heaven.” (Alhambra, Wikipedia)
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