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The Pavilions at the Alhambra’s Court of the Lions: Graphic Analysis of Muqarnas

Gámiz-Gordo, Antonio
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Ferrer Perez-Blanco, Ignacio  
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Reinoso-Gordo, Juan Francisco
August 13, 2020
Sustainability

This research documents and graphically analyzes the pavilions muqarnas at the Court of the Lions in the Alhambra in Granada, a World Heritage Site. In order to cast some light on the understanding and preservation of these 14th century architectural elements, after a brief report of historical data on catastrophes and restorations, a novel methodology for the case study based on three complementary graphic analyses is presented here: First, there is a review of outstanding images ranging from the 17th to the 20th centuries; subsequently, new CAD (computer-aided design) drawings from pavilions muqarnas testing the theoretic principles from their geometric grouping are accomplished for the first time; and finally, a 3D laser scanner is used to understand the precise present-day state from the point cloud obtained. Comparing drawings allows us to assess the muqarnas relevance while proving, for the first time, that the muqarnas of both pavilions have distinct configurations and different amounts of pieces. Besides, this process reveals geometric deformations existing in the original Nasrid muqarnas compositions, identifying small pieces hitherto unknown, plus additional deformations resulting from adjustments after important threats that both pavilions and their muqarnas overcame for centuries, despite their fragile construction.

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research article
DOI
10.3390/su12166556
Author(s)
Gámiz-Gordo, Antonio
Ferrer Perez-Blanco, Ignacio  
Reinoso-Gordo, Juan Francisco
Date Issued

2020-08-13

Published in
Sustainability
Volume

12

Issue

16

Article Number

6556

Subjects

Muqarnas

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Alhambra

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Graphic analysis

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Drawings

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3D laser scanner

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Historical images

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Cultural heritage

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UNESCO

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Spain

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This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution.

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