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The Alhambra is counted as one of the sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It has been embarked as one of the most wonderful monuments of not only the city but also Spain. The Alhambra is considered as a palace city of Nasrid. Housing a defensive zone, the Nasrid Palaces, the gardens of the palace, beautiful orchards, residential as well as formal state areas and much more. A small plateau is occupied by the place. The place has been in the limelight due to its interior architecture, the amazing range of formal and informal gardens and also the life spanning orchards.

The Generalife is one of the gardens which has been attached to the Alhambra and acts as a place of recreation and enjoyment for the people visiting. The place acted as a recreational spot for the Muslim Kings of the city. The garden looks very colourful with all the grassy areas, vegetation and flowery plants along with fruit trees. People can sit, enjoy and relax in the company of their family or friends and grasp a closer look to the palace and the surrounding greenery. The buildings in the garden have detailed work in their architecture along with solid construction and austere décor.

The Palace of Charles V is a building built in the form of Renaissance architecture. Until 1957, the building was roofless. The main feature of the architecture of the building is its number of windows and peep holes. There are two floors in the palace and each floor has classical orders pilaster along with doorways in the centre. The windows of the palace have a lonic order with low pedimented windows. Two main portals which are made of stone are emphasized at the main facades.

The Granada Cathedral also known as the Cathedral of the Incarnation is a church of the Roman Catholic, acts as the seat of the Archdieocese of Granada. There are five naves in the rectangular base of the cathedral which cover the cross in the bas completely. Two towers are located at the cathedral's base. A framed structure forms a triumph arch with canvas and portals and three pillars and semi-circular arches which are supported by pilasters.

The Court of the Lions is actually a courtyard of the dynasty of Nasrid and is also named as the Palace of the Lions and is located in the centre of the Alhambra. It is an oblong courtyard and the support of a low gallery. There are colourful tiles paved in the base and the white marbles is embedded in the colonnade. The major colour combination is of gold and blue or yellow and blue. There are a number of columns, piers, arches and roofs with pillars. In the middle is the Fountain of Lions with 12 lions made of white marble.

The Nasrid Palaces are attached to the Alhambra and housed the Muslim Kings of the city. The Palace of lions, the courtyard and the fountains are all housed in the palaces of the Nasrid. A number of gardens and orchards surround the palaces which acted as the recreational spots of the kings and their fellow families.