Palace of Charles V in Granada

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The Palace of Charles V in Granada is a Renaissance-style royal residence within the Alhambra complex, notable for its imposing square exterior and unique circular courtyard.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance palace ⓘ
museum building ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ
architect Pedro Machuca ⓘ
architecturalStyle Plateresque ⓘ
Renaissance architecture ⓘ
category Museums in Granada, Spain ⓘ
Palaces in Granada, Spain ⓘ
Renaissance architecture in Andalusia ⓘ
city Granada ⓘ
commissionedBy Charles I of Spain ⓘ
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
constructionStart 1527 ⓘ
constructionStartCentury 16th century ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
feature Doric order columns ⓘ
Ionic order columns ⓘ
circular courtyard ⓘ
large central courtyard ⓘ
rusticated stone façade ⓘ
two-story colonnaded patio ⓘ
floorCount 2 ⓘ
hasCourtyardShape circular ⓘ
hasPlan square with central circular patio ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada ⓘ
houses Museo de Bellas Artes de Granada ⓘ
Museo de la Alhambra ⓘ
locatedIn Alhambra ⓘ
Andalusia ⓘ
Granada ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
locatedOnHill Sabika hill ⓘ
management Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
namedAfter Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
near Alcazaba of the Alhambra ⓘ
Generalife ⓘ
notableFor contrast between Renaissance style and Nasrid architecture of the Alhambra ⓘ
imposing square exterior ⓘ
unique circular courtyard within a square plan ⓘ
ownership Government of Spain ⓘ
linked to: Spanish government
partOf Alhambra complex ⓘ
linked to: Alhambra
purpose imperial representation ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ
region Andalusia ⓘ
shape square exterior plan ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1984 ⓘ

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Andalusian architecture → hasNotableExample → Palace of Charles V in Granada ⓘ
Alhambra, California → namedAfter → Alhambra (palace and fortress in Granada, Spain) ⓘ
linked to: Palace of Charles V in Granada
Andalusian Renaissance architecture → hasNotableExample → Palace of Charles V in Granada ⓘ