두자매의 방(Sala de Dos Hermanas. The Hall of the Two Sisters). 알람브라 궁전(Alhambra). 그라나다(Granada)

두자매의 방(Sala de Dos Hermanas. The Hall of the Two Sisters).

알람브라 궁전(Alhambra). 그라나다(Granada). 스페인(Spain)

 

 

Sala de Dos Hermanas (The Hall of the Two Sisters)

 

The Hall of the Two Sisters, the second main chamber of the Palace of the Lions, is structurally similar to that of the Hall of the Abencerrages. It is situated above the court, where the only entrance is located, the wooden door of which is lavishly decorated with geometric shapes.

 

Upon entering the hall several corridors to the left and the right lead respectively to the upper floor rooms and to the residence lavatory. The name is derived from the setting where two large marble flagstones lie with a small fountain in between from which water flows along a canal to the Court of the Lions.

 

The tiled socle , the most peculiar of its sort in the Alhambra, is a lovely geometrical composition consisting of variously coloured interwoven laces.

 

In characteristically Nasrid fashion, the plasterwork decoration is divided into large stretches, separated by inscriptions covering the walls, and culminating in the masterfully executed stalactite dome with its star in the centre and highly ornamented carved stucco in honour of Pythagoras’ well-known theorem.

 

To the sides of the square-shaped hall, two alcoves can be reached. Exquisitely embellished with handcrafted wood designs, both have room enough for a dais or a bed.

 

두자매의 방은 천장이 나스르 양식의 걸작인 폭포식으로 떨어지는 5천여 개의 프리즘으로 형성된 모카라베 천장이다. 모카라베는 모하메드가 코란을 받은 동굴을 상징하는 건축양식으로 무수한 종유석 모양으로 천장을 뒤덮은 장식이다. 두자매의 방은 팔각형 구조를 이루고 있다.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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