Imagine a quiet hillside palace where fragrant, sustainable plants grew on terraced hillsides fed by pioneering hydraulics. Where, for a time, Muslims, Jews, and Christians worked together for scientific advances. Where dreamy, breathtaking mosaics, arches, and pillars inspired the world.
Until ... The year Columbus reached America, Grenada’s fabled Alhambra (shown above) was conquered by Spain’s Ferdinand and Isabella, emptied of Muslims and Jews, littered with pigs, and blighted by a generic cathedral. What has survived?
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