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It was built in the 15th century on the remains of
the destroyed palace of the Ziri kings. It very interesting as it is the
only one, out of several which were in the Albayzin, which has been
preserved. The name “Dar-al-horra” (House of the Honest Lady) seems to
honour one of its inhabitants: Aisha, the mother of King Boabdil, the last of
the Muslim monarchs in Spain.
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Its
structure and decoration is the characteristic of the Nasrid art. It has
two floors in two of its sides and a tower in its North side. We can
admire a central courtyard or patio, two “porticos” in the lower sides
and a little pool with fountain by the South portico.
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The
North side is the most interesting in the building; it has two floors
and a tower. On the ground floor, the portico is formed by three
horseshoe’s archs on columns and it is covered by a magnificent
Arab-style ceiling made of simple wood and decorated with geometrical
shapes.
In the centre a door with horseshoe arch gives access to a
rectangular hall with side rooms and a watchpoint in the centre from
where one can see part of the district. The different rooms are divided
with archs and covered by Arab-style ceilings. In some walls there still
are some Arabic inscriptions.
