Court of the Myrtles

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The Court of the Myrtles is a serene rectangular courtyard in the Alhambra, famed for its long reflective pool flanked by myrtle hedges and elegant Nasrid architecture.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Court of the Myrtles canonical 1
Courtyard of the Myrtles 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural structure ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ
adjacentTo Comares Palace ⓘ
Court of the Lions ⓘ
linked to: Palace of the Lions

Hall of the Ambassadors ⓘ
architecturalStyle Nasrid architecture ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
era Nasrid period ⓘ
linked to: Nasrid dynasty
hasFeature arcaded porticoes ⓘ
carved wooden ceilings ⓘ
central water basin ⓘ
fountain outlets ⓘ
gardens ⓘ
irrigation channels ⓘ
long reflective pool ⓘ
marble pavements ⓘ
myrtle hedges ⓘ
reflecting water surface ⓘ
stucco decoration ⓘ
symmetrical layout ⓘ
hasPart central pool ⓘ
garden beds ⓘ
north portico ⓘ
paved walkways ⓘ
south portico ⓘ
surrounding galleries ⓘ
hasVegetation laurel ⓘ
myrtle shrubs ⓘ
orange trees ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageSiteOf Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada ⓘ
inception 14th century ⓘ
knownFor elegant Nasrid ornamentation ⓘ
reflective pool views ⓘ
serene atmosphere ⓘ
locatedIn Alhambra ⓘ
Andalusia ⓘ
Granada ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
namedAfter myrtle plants ⓘ
overlookedBy Comares Tower ⓘ
partOf Nasrid Palaces ⓘ
linked to: Alhambra
religion Islam ⓘ
shape rectangular courtyard ⓘ
touristAttraction true ⓘ
usedFor courtly ceremonies ⓘ
leisure and contemplation ⓘ
reception of guests ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alhambra → contains → Court of the Myrtles ⓘ
Palace of the Myrtles → hasPart → Courtyard of the Myrtles ⓘ
linked to: Court of the Myrtles