Palace of Charles V

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The Palace of Charles V is a Renaissance-style royal residence built within the Alhambra complex in Granada, Spain, commissioned by Emperor Charles V in the 16th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance building
palace
royal residence
architect Luis Machuca NERFINISHED
Pedro Machuca
architecturalStyle Mannerism
Plateresque
Renaissance
commissionedBy Charles I of Spain
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
constructionEndApprox 17th century
constructionStart 1527
constructionStartCentury 16th century
continent Europe
country Spain
façadeMaterial stone
floorCount 2
hasCourtyard circular courtyard
hasFeature decorative reliefs on façades
large central circular patio
rusticated exterior
two superimposed colonnaded galleries
hasOrder Doric order
surface form: Doric order (ground floor)

Ionic order (upper floor)
height approximately 17 meters
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada
houses Museo de Bellas Artes de Granada
Alhambra
surface form: Museo de la Alhambra
locatedIn Alhambra
Andalusia
Granada
Granada Province
Iberian Peninsula
management Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife
namedAfter Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
near Alcazaba of the Alhambra
Palace of the Lions
surface form: Court of the Lions

Alhambra
surface form: Nasrid Palaces
notableFor integration of Renaissance architecture within a Moorish fortress complex
ownership Spanish government
surface form: Government of Spain
partOf Alhambra
surface form: Alhambra complex
purpose imperial residence for Charles V
shape square plan with circular courtyard
stylePeriod Spanish Renaissance
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1984
usedAs museum building

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