20	Mirador de Lindaraja

	"Mir Lin to 2S is Muq Dome" video (37.4 mb)
	"2S is Muq Dome to Mir Lin" video (39.9 mb)

The Mirador de Lindaraja gets its name from the phonetic evolution of the Arabic words al-‘ayn dar Aisha’, which mean “the eyes of Aisha’s house”. Once upon a time, you could see beautiful panoramas of the valley of the Darro and the Albaizín from here, but the buildings erected by Emperor Charles V blocked the view.

Have a good look at the Mirador. It displays a perfect example of the proportional system in Nasrid decorative architecture.

Under the blind arch of muqarnas, you’ll see the delicate polychrome plasterwork framing the windows. You’ll notice that the sill is very low. It was designed to be leant on while sitting on the floor to look out at the landscape.

The beautiful tilework is made of the smallest pieces seen in the Alhambra.

Go into the viewpoint and look at the ceiling. The false vault is actually a wooden lattice covered with colored crystals. It shows us what most of the palace windows must have been like.

This concludes our tour of the Nasrid palaces. If you turn back toward the doorway, you will see a link to the rooms of Charles V.