Alhambra

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Architecture · c. 1238–1391 · Granada · Europe

Nasrid palace with the Court of the Lions and muqarnas domes — the summit of Andalusi art

Style

Moorish style (al-Andalus) — Horseshoe arches, carved stucco and water in courtyards: al-Andalus's paradise in stone

Century

13th century

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Made around the same time (±30 years)

• 1242–1248 Sainte-Chapelle · Gothic · Paris
• 1248–1880 Cologne Cathedral · Gothic · Cologne
• c. 1258–1273 Masnavi — Rumi · Konya
• c. 1260 Heiji Monogatari Emaki · Yamato-e, Heian Japanese painting · Kyoto
• c. 1260 Sumer Is Icumen In · Probably Reading, England

What was happening in the world

• 1223 Battle of the Kalka River
• 1237–1240 Mongol invasion of Rus'
• 1240 Batu Khan takes Kiev
• c. 1242 The Golden Horde is founded
• c. 1250 The moai of Easter Island
• c. 1251 The Tripitaka Koreana