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 The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the historic Islamic world, in addition to containing notable examples of Spanish Renaissance architecture.
-Alhambra derives from the Arabic الْحَمْرَاء (al-Ḥamrāʼ), meaning lit, 'the red one', the complete form of which was الْقَلْعَةُ ٱلْحَمْرَاءُ al-Qalʻat al-Ḥamrāʼ  "the red fortress (qalat)". Little is known about the architects and craftsmen who built the [[Alhambra Palace]], but more is known about the Dīwān al-Ins͟hā', or chancery. This institution seems to have played an increasingly important role in the design of buildings, probably because inscriptions came to feature so prominently in their decoration. The head of the chancery was often also the vizier (prime minister) of the sultan.
+Alhambra derives from the Arabic الْحَمْرَاء (al-Ḥamrāʼ), meaning lit, 'the red one', the complete form of which was الْقَلْعَةُ ٱلْحَمْرَاءُ al-Qalʻat al-Ḥamrāʼ  "the red fortress (qalat)". Little is known about the architects and craftsmen who built the [[Alhambra Palace]], but more is known about the Dīwān al-Ins͟hā', or chancery. This institution seems to have played an increasingly important role in the design of buildings, probably because inscriptions came to feature so prominently in their decoration. The head of the chancery was often also the vizier (prime minister) of the sultan.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alhambra Alhambra wiki]</ref>
 ==Current Historical Context==