Court of the Lions
The ornamented court in the Alhambra with twelve lions carrying a fountain.
The court was built under Muhammad V of the Nasrid dynasty as a palace court. It has 124 slender marble columns and a fountain carried by twelve lions.
The stucco decoration with geometric patterns and Arabic script covers walls and vaults. The court is one of the most famous rooms of Islamic art in Europe.
Materials: Marble, stucco, tile and wood
Manufacture: Built 1362–1391 under Muhammad V in the Alhambra, Granada.
Twelve marble lions bearing the fountain.
The slender columns with carved capitals.
The stucco muqarnas vaults in the pavilions.