The Alhambra is not a fairytale palace, isolated from history. The Alhambra is a triumph of mathematics as much as aesthetics. Mathematical ingenuity is the root of its beauty. The Alhambra was built by a religious empire which at the pinnacle of its power dominated land from China to Africa.
A documentary, but not an unbiased one, and hence the mixed reviews. I'm not opposed to a little bias in the opposed direction of what I'm usually exposed to. Wear your critical thinking cap to sort fact from er... propaganda? Or if you can't, turn off the sound and just watch the pictures.
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