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- Info all by me -- Jebulon (talk) 16:57, 2 November 2014 (UTC)
- Support This is a window in a facade of stucco inside of the "Cuarto Dorado", one of the part of the Nasrid Palaces inside of the Alhambra of Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It is very beautiful by itself, and could be featurable (IMO) without further explanations. But what is fascinating here (to me) is the repetition (by many ways, in many forms, see annotations) of the motto of the Arab Nasrid dynasty, which ruled over the muslim kingdom of Granada from 1238 until his fall, the very end of the "Reconquista", January 2, 1492. This motto, Wa lā gāliba illā-llāh (ولا غالب إلا الله), means "Nobody is victorious, but God". These sculptures and walls are dated from the 13th-century C.E. (therefore not perfectly straight everywhere...), and are classified as "Kufic florid calligraphy works". Please see here (in french), for other elements and links about "Al-Andalus". Thanks for interest.-- Jebulon (talk) 16:57, 2 November 2014 (UTC)
- Support Fantastic --Arturo de Frias Marques (talk) 18:36, 2 November 2014 (UTC)
- Support --Baresi F (talk) 20:23, 2 November 2014 (UTC)
- Support. -- Lothar Spurzem (talk) 22:10, 2 November 2014 (UTC)
- Support - The wow is there. Look at that detail. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:59, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
- Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 10:59, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
- Support --Kadellar (talk) 12:45, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
- Support -- Colin (talk) 12:47, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
- Support --Pudelek (talk) 10:30, 4 November 2014 (UTC)
- Support -- Christian Ferrer Talk / Im. / Fav. 22:51, 4 November 2014 (UTC)
- Support --JLPC (talk) 21:52, 5 November 2014 (UTC)
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This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places/Architecture/Castles and fortifications