, 1870-06-19
SPAl n.
Tho Alhnmbm
ane Palace Of Charles E.-The Cour. Of Lyoas
The Hall Of Justice.
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Correspondents q zAs Chicago 74iount.
SEVILLE, May Sd
1he Spaniazds call this deserted Moorish
PAiAce TIE eighth wonder Of the world. Since
Washington Irving lived in it. gathered ita 1e-
Sends, and described It in lis fancifu1 way, the
Ashambra has shared With BasllAd, Of Arabian
NtShts' celebrity our most c1trayassnt concep-
faons Of Oriental mAgnidcsuce and romance.
threatened nypelf with certain disappofnt-
4neut, when, After climbing The highest tower.
the fortress Of the palace, I could discover
naaeht hui low, irregular aasenblasc of tiled
roofs, under which tho wonder must be hid
den Advance as did, il you viii, to the
discovery Of the Truth, and start from the
bsnls ef the pk17c, that rolled down golden
ssnd in the days Of fable, and ascend the MR.
row streets Of Granada, where you may hear
water dripping in fountAus. OF front balls
and blind men drumming guftars.
at turn in one OF the streets, ne s1s
e&r7ed, as If By magic, to tho borde,s OF /
FOREST An old triu1npha1 arch Serves "a c,to-
Wsy. is not what Europeans call cro7e
Tia; we have entered, for, though three well
kept paths tind their way through it, the trees
are untriume<l, trailing with vines, ind bed
ded in underbTus:. Their foliage is Of the
richest green, their height prodigious, 60 that,
srnns'ng fu down the li1l.ide, they stand
back to back. with the massive fo.tiacstion
on the height Above. We demand An e1plaaa-
lion OF tbs vigorous verdnre at height wharf
most places are sterile in Spain, and hca. tha
answer 1nutmurod At our feet on ererv side.
The Aoors caught tho D.zro halfway down
SNOW, and led it around the hill to plsr II Thar
lofty palace and water their kaneinc Gardens |
ard THIS forest vesibule. About Tic base Of |
The first tower szsawsy it tunahes out. of NJ
@ aalneu vases held by cherubs, md
of bearded river gods, wre.ihod With
E1ne branches, ehearca, aod gatlands Of dow- |
err, on the facade OF = great founsain. am !
9lazoned With the oscuteheon Of Charles '. l
II smother moment we have reached the Cato
OF Judgment. square tower, as al Moorish
tc"css xtc. rises in solid E1ass above . horse.
shoe arch, in which the Caliphs held pubIic
f4:Scn4! The idea Of judgment in the gate is
Essentially osieuial, and not confined to B;bio
history. The gateway is deserted now;
tho h1ted stmbol Of the cs}anuarn-
tAc rose, is iuLoddod in tic waI'
.Io1eh the upright hand on tho keystone Of
FrasEel TIC great key on tho keystone Of the
inner stone arch. .s the provcrb ptedicted. be-
fore TIC fortress could be takeu Passing nm
lascd way, bctwecn high walls, We euter 4
eteat yard, the court Of the wells. Here, VIZ
tef-sel!ers Of the town arc filing corA-casnd
til cans. to carry down on their backs. 1ha
1sct that they come thus far to draw.
Mhen @ the c!y y green with wafer,
81 eeoEs M, the estimation atm in which this purest
commanded by mouldering walls aud towers on
ne height 1nd extremity OF the hill; the !
otner, by The heavy hut elegant facade OF the
unfinished palace Of Charles T., which was
,,;a,a, pan. @ WIN :, y. vandh contempt Of the
we have been doomed therefore, TO 1oae ths !
grand entrance of tho Moo,s, and scek low
na'TrE door TO their enchanted palace. The
Eese ~ Tue exterior l,as deceived and disappoint-
cd us. First, comes long, brosl
ec1rrt, open TO the sky, Except At
1--we cl!us, Which werc covered by light ARABIAN
nEcades 81 extremely delicate finish. It il
laEea W!th lafEe bloeks Of marble about the c
sis"s. AMI holds basin OF flowing water. per :
i.aI,s hnn'lred feet long and third a. broad: :
Suiu hsh bathias where Sultanas used to bathe |
II We oeAe,e one of the many names OF ths !
;2ce: aiczonST, the Arabic for women's bath. a
on account Of evergreen myrtle bushes that !
TIN along the length Of iho ma1bls nand' y
I ! toa;'fs'as toss cooling stre1ms into the n
re- rgs'Ga 1ast a, ~ o.: %: the S5sades, which
E7'EoE door End hall passed, aud We Rave be- .
1ese our eyes The wonder OF wonders. the =
court OF lions. or Of columns as should prr- y
1eF ~ cal 4 the hest preserved and most las =,
s,.e e.,ss.?e nall oI tue Alha1abra- Its common
name Is derived from twelve Ions standing IA I,
4je centre o. tho court, back to back, in Cir NJ
Gle, supporting the double marble 51siu Of a ~ i.
1onn!nn. Though I saw 4 poodle furious!y =,
fnas1ans "a 1t them, they might we'll be taken q
ins me fat angular paws, sacrificed to four i,
Ernf1e x;th fsTn' sAqs5G ,sgs md f4sea
exact though ehapcless cars Gisc e..rt Of \
!ue 70 ttese chimezical creations. In compar- i,
1Es these ridiculous monsters with tho other u
y o5ls Of the clise!, On The basin. above, in i
11sate designs in relief Of inserlacins angles =,
striking Illustration of the influence Of religion ~,
opon aEt The Koran inc!uded both n,
painting and sculpture, in the / 81 81
uiae liz ,,,rs, senfe e, ~ I'D LEFT nothing but
u iatalned with undue severity our second \ ~
oEn7sndmens, and forbade men from making r.
! Tue likeness Of ans living Thing. These lions, 4
Gea, , are unsuccessful products Of license, =
y te ceer ;ne snE a q sEctectur
M other artists, is natural profueeness Of "
9onsined genius. At tho lions feet. four ma5- ia
ule e4anne'E, eonductsd across the court, used NJ
- nnHsS Sparkling water, everspringingi inside v
l,y the Esotcsquo figures, and falling from ihe n.
double basin OF the fountain Mince columns of s,
White marble solitary grouped, two three OF ef
oar. together, surrounded the green sauare -
s?, - ne number number OF one hundred md twenty 81
eight, holding up vari-zizea arches worked in ~
oh6tee: 10 be worthy OF their slender and
graceful supports. These arches are formed of ! m
myriad OF little domes resting On clch other,
or immature piiasters; and are hung with stal- Al
o. tuted. - -
1he spaces between them are spread With a ai
Eanc1u network OF aorors, fruits, shells, e1
stars, and IN uncnlug variety OF arabesques. n,
N?alic p fao long eu1sg eh'1scteFs
'ades. = and TIE vau1ts Of the two pariiions, ",
Inat project into the centre, arc ,nlaid With er
h1auE!es and squares Of cedar wood Nothing n
-oha -ah ne more chasse, or more Symmetrical VI
TGyal resting places in tie midst Of in
he garden, md the marble mark. Here r.
he y sultan may have listened to tho music Of Nc
nc tsmDoasna and the song Of the singers Ii
Ea'ters in adding Hispania to the happy realms 10
y the Prophet, or followed the yoluptuous m
lance OF Alnah girls Tradition makes this 80
;+utt. =, once peene Of HOOD and rela.es how 80
ls!ace and slaughtered them. Ono Of tho %,
opening into t1e lions court. has T.,
retained tie name OF the fancied victims, h.
md The credulous are shown Llotched stain y ,n
II which the heads Of the hirty.six fell, which III
1e flowing water Of centuries has not been I At
i 'c 70 remoSe. Unfortunately for the tale, | Is
be reddish hue came With tho stone froa, the dc
luaHy: A curious indication Of Oriental ~
lsage is obserTed at the entrance Of this and r.
every other chamber Of the AIkambra in Gttlp nr
e'oplc-like nichcs, e1qEisitely carved shr1nes n
Tor the eandals or slippers Of the guests. Just ha
II w. We as.o arc wont to bsso The head Ia
OTlcutals uncover the feet instead. as both | ~
New and Old Tcetamcnts illustrate, u,
CPon the walls Of this elegant room ia spre,d ~
claos Of pretty forms like various lacec. or r.,
paper Valentines Eut with I'LL the complex =,
tion there is mathematical precision, and e.eh H.
(a1icy is Kept within bounds. The roof rests +,
on II elaborate Arabian ysult, whose shape nj
The Spanish name. Media Saranga, halfo forange) G
describes correctly enough. In looking up | ef
lilo It the cEc Is arrested in thousand little
saults before reaching tho last little one that Ii.
crowned the whole, and seems the mora ele- Nj
ssted the longer you hare been in arriving at IL
i. These minute half and quarter domes, A
climbing on each other, partly resting On the ~
c!r. ever approaching each other at tho apex iI
ere still trilliart with traces Of their former h.
coloHnG. Tuts, controlled By tho rcd. and | ht
Lue. and golden, etlll cling to the tecesses in X
The va;l;inG and let US form pa1tial concer- nj
t;"l OF vanicbed beauty. N
At the further end OF the Court OF Lions ri
t-clind one Ct the paviliohs and the arcsdes 81
extends the Hell Of Justice, SO called, no II
oult froro the central Of three pictures above h
i. tkat represent the clla4c, = bench OF Moor n
lsh Judges, and tournament These pAint-f hi
'nsh on parchment arc still supposed by come. =,
a. tc1rerly by ALL tu Lc remains of TIC Arabs, IT
and i Sc, the Only pictorial essays of that raca
At Al events they arc several centuries old, u
lac 1eess and customs Of the con1ue1ors Of II
OF Er1in TIN A3b4tnt.rN ]orov,na uoreauro I =