Charles V Palace

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He built this palace when he moved the royal houses to the Alhambra and wanted something more spacious than the Arabic palaces. Its circular center and courtyard are considered masterpieces…

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Plaza de Espana

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This was designed for the Ibero American exhibition of 1929 as a gesture of Spain's symbolic peace with its former American colonies.  Located in the beautiful Maria Luisa Park, the…

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flamingo dancers

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The spanish elites distained flamingo during the 19th and 20th centuries because of its association with Spain's gypsy population where the dance took place on the streets in seedy urban…

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