The Star (The Way in marked cards #2) by Andreia Koslowski Read Free Book Online Page B

celtiberas, sometimes Arabs but all of them arrived on the same common denominator; was the place chosen by God to your refuge from the Gardens of Eden. For the Jewish tradition, Granada was founded by a daughter of the patriarch Noah called Grana, and, although the name of this does not included in the Book of Genesis nor any other source or religious history, the legend of the foundation gives him the authority and authenticity highlighting the like city sacred to the three religions of monotheism Book (Jewish, Christian and Arabic).
The name of the city, besides being associated with grenade fruit is also associated with garnet stone, the similarity that both are composed of various elements in a single piece. In fact, such as the pomegranate has many berries, so also the body shell is one of gems, whose crimson tones are identical to the raspberry red color of blood. The philosophers say that the fruit grenade attributes the magical properties and therapies for their fiery color to be a sexual stimulant, and acts as a positive force guardian of bad influences and psychical eminent disaster. Says the legend that the Jewish-Arab Noah's Ark was illuminated by a big grenade.
Climbing the slopes of Cuesta de Gomérez the shadow of the pine trees, embarked on the red minibus climbing the mountain, and on top of a elevation forested southeast of the city. When we arrived, got off the bus and bought the entries, there were many tourists who also wanted discover what had been hidden in that palace, because, before all that, was a World Cultural Heritage.
Looking for that monument more closely, she realized that it was a walled city that occupied most of the hill of La Sabika.
In Alhambra could found all proper and necessary services to the people who lived there: the royal palace, the mosques, schools, etc.. The planaldo covers an area about 142.ooo m2. The the rest of the planaldo includes several palaces, surrounded by defensive wall flaqueada by 13 towers, some defensive and aimed at other views. Alhambra in Arabic is "Al Hamra" ( red), proceeding by the full name "Qal'at al-Hamra" (red fort). This would result from the color of mud bricks dried in the sun and made of clay and gravel in which the outer walls was made. Isadora felt the artistic spirit on every wall in in each environment in which she walked.
Alhambra was a place where artists and intellectuals was looking for refuge during the Christian victories throughout the Andalus, one mix with natural elements can testify the ability of Muslim artisan of that time.
When the Catholic monarchs, Isabella and Ferdinand, conquered the the Kingdom of Granada, Boabdil expelled the King, which was very sad about losing what he called the "Earthly Paradise".
The legend says that the boy-king Boabdil ran away with your mother into exile, dropping a tear last one when looking back from the top of the gorge called " The Sigh of the Moor". From this point could be seen all the Alhambra city and where it is assumed that Boabdil paused to admire his lost kingdom and can non contain your crying.
While she perceived the past and present, noted the poems written on the walls of the palace. On the room of two sisters, the greater of the palace, there are two white marble slabs that are in the pavement on each side of the central source, exactly equal in size, color and weight. Are the biggest in Alhambra. It has a viewpoint over the city and have direct communication with the baths. The poem read: "No pair, radiant dome has her / with patents and hidden charms" (...) "We have never seen so verdant garden, / the cultivation the more sweetest aroma."
In the viewpoint of Lindaraja could read the following poem:
"I am the eye of this garden fresh" (...) "In me, the Granada sees from his throne."
While ran her hands along the walls and was enchanted with the beauty of the palace, her intuition was expressed:
"See the eternal memory of the Moors delighted that once lived in this place. Here it has