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The beauty of Alhambra is so impressive that christian rulers had no doubt to preserve (and use it). Emperor Charles V left the most important signs of it, adding a Renaissance palace, less than one century after the conquest, nowadays one of the biggest buildings of the complex.
Updated Aug 11, 2011
Address: Calle Real s/n
Phone: 902 441 221
Website: http://www.alhambra-patronato.es
Casa Real Nueva - New Royal House / Palace.
The most striking thing about this palace, for me personally, was how it is so utterly different from the rest of the Alhambra. There is nothing sensuous or alluring about this place. It is strong, masculine, rigid and triumphant. It reeks of military.
Today is houses the Museum of the Alhambra and The Museum of Music and Dance. Apparently concerts are held here too.
Written May 7, 2010
Address: Calle Real s/n
Phone: 902 441 221
Website: http://www.alhambra-patronato.es
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This was an ambitious plan of the occupying King, though he didn't quite have this structure completed.
It looks nice & imposing, particularly as you walk in and see the columns arcing around in front of you.
The views from above are also quite grand, again highlighting the circular form.
Updated Jan 27, 2010
Address: Calle Real s/n
Phone: 902 441 221
Website: http://www.alhambra-patronato.es
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Next to the Charles V's Palace there is a small photo shop "Galeria Photografica Arabe" where you can have your photo taken dressed up in Arabe clothes. On our marathon walk through the palace we got a 10 minutes' break (to pee) close to this shop, which we had seen while passing by. We really wanted our photo taken so the 4 of us asked the travel-guide not to leave us behind and ran up to this shop, were dressed in Arabic clothes, I had 3 photos taken, my friends were dressed up while I had my photo taken, and another friend was dressed up while they had their photo taken and in 10 minutes we managed to leave there with fantastic photos and were all very satisfied and ran to catch our group. Other people in the group were frustrated that they had not noticed/been notified of this photo-shop as they wanted a photo like ours.
One photo cost 11 euros and if you wanted more (they take 3-4 photos of you in different poses) then the cost of the second photo was I think 4 euros. I bought 3 different photos.
Updated Jan 19, 2010
Address: Calle Real s/n
Phone: 902 441 221
Website: http://www.alhambra-patronato.es
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Our next stop after leaving the Generalife gardens was at The Charles V's Palace. It was a bit of a walk, but then while visiting the Alhambra you are expected to walk quite a bit. The Emperor Charles V´s wanted a more comfortable building for winter than his Arab palace and ordered the construction of a palace connected to the Alhambra. The construction work started in the 16th century. The edifice is quadrangular with an open circular patio, built in the Renaissance style and is believed to be the most beautiful Renaissance building outside Italy.
The Alhambra museum is situated on the ground floor of The Charles V's Palace.
Updated Jan 19, 2010
Address: Calle Real s/n
Phone: 902 441 221
Website: http://www.alhambra-patronato.es
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When the spanish kings finally conquered Granada in 1492, they respected the moorish castles of the Alhambra, but added some buildings of their own to leave their mark there. One of the best examples is the Charles V Palace, a magnificent renacentist building wirth a superb round inner patio.
You can visit it as part of the Alhambra visit.
Written Jan 17, 2010
Address: Calle Real s/n
Phone: 902 441 221
Website: http://www.fmschmitt.com/travels/spain/granada_province/granada/PalaceCharlesV.htm
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Inside the Charles V Palace are several museums which include the National Museum of Spanish-Moorish Art which displays the 7 jars of the Alhambra and the Museum of Arts which houses a very impressive display of Spanish-Islamic Art.
Written Aug 25, 2009
Address: Charles V Palace, Alhambra, Calle Real s/n
Phone: 902 441 221
Website: http://www.alhambra-patronato.es
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It wasn’t until 1957 that Charles V Palace was finally completed. Finance as well as revolts during all these years were the main reason for such a long time in completion and during this time, portions of the existing construction actually collapsed through the palace’s lack of use. While the palace is square on the outside it has a circular centre courtyard with a two level colonnade supported by 32 columns.
Written Aug 25, 2009
Address: Charles V Palace, Alhambra, Calle Real s/n
Phone: 902 441 221
Website: http://www.alhambra-patronato.es
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The Palace of Charles V (or Carlos V) is just inside the entrance of the Alhambra. The construction was ordered by Charles V who was the Holy Roman Emperor at the time. He wanted to create a residence for himself close to the other palaces within the Alhambra. The build started in 1527 with only part of the design complete.
Written Aug 25, 2009
Address: Alhambra, Calle Real s/n
Phone: 902 441 221
Website: http://www.alhambra-patronato.es
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Emerging from the green spaces of the upper half of the Alhambra, we soon found ourselves at the impressive Palacio Carlos V - basically used as a waiting area until it is time for your particular tour to get on with it.
This palace is sometimes called 'Carlos I' because it was built as a residence for King Carlos I of Spain who, three years after his coronation in 1516, also became Emperor Carlos V of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Construction was begun in 1533, after parts of the existing Alhambra were knocked down, but the palace was never used by the Emperor. Architectually, it is now considered ahead of its time because of its square exterior appearance as seen here, which contrasts with its circular courtyard as seen in the next two photos. Adding to its complexity is the fact that the lower floor of its interior columns are of Doric design while the smaller columns of the upper floor are Ionic in style.
Presently the palace houses the Granada Museum of Fine Arts (which has its own entry fee), but it was not open when we visited. That did not really matter, because our tour started in less than 15 minutes anyway - just a short distance away, in the heavily fortified Alcazaba part of the Alhambra that we had already been able to see from the streets below!
Updated Mar 5, 2009
Address: Calle Real
Phone: 902 441 221
Website: http://www.alhambra-patronato.es
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