3 Alhambra (Andalusia, Spain)
Alhambra – a palace and fortress of the Moorish monarchs of Granada, Spain, was built chiefly between 1238 and 1358, in the reigns of Ibn al-Aḥmar, founder of the Naṣrid dynasty. The name Alhambra, signifying in Arabic “the red,” is probably derived from the reddish colour of the tapia (rammed earth) of which the outer walls were built.
