Monuments in Spain that are worth seeing: the Alhambra, the most beautiful palace.

Monuments in Spain that are worth seeing: the Alhambra, the most beautiful palace.

The Alhambra in Spain is a symbol of Muslim paradise. No wonder the Arabs cried when they had to leave her. The last Islamic city in Europe ceased to exist on January 2, 1492, when Abu-Abdullah, the last king named Boabdil, handed over the Alhambra to the besieging Spaniards. Afterwards, together with the queen, they left the castle and went into exile. On their way, the retinue stopped at a nearby hill. The king looked at the palace once more and cried. He knew he was leaving Earth's paradise forever. He was a witness of the fall and its perpetrator. The ambitious ruler first rebelled against his father, then for the money of the Spaniards, he started a civil war in Granada, to finally get frightened in the decisive moment and give the last Arab kingdom in Spain into the hands of Christians. The Alhambra, the palace of the kings of Granada, a symbol of the splendor of past eras, fortunately remained. Christian conquerors, Catholic Kings did not demolish the building, they admired decorations, fountains and gardens.

"Cry like a woman, if you could not defend yourself like a man" - Abu-Abdullah kept in mind his mother's words to the end of his days, which he spent in misery during his exile. For him, the Alhambra remained a lost paradise. For us it is an exotic beauty - alluring and still mysterious.

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