Torre de Comares

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Detail of Comares Tower and Courtyard of the Myrtles or Court of the Blessing in the Alhambra of Granada, Spain

Rising above the Patio de los Arrayanes (Patio of the Myrtles) on the Alhambra, this tower houses two fine rooms: the Sala de la Barca (Hall of the Blessing), with a beautiful wooden ceiling, and the Salón de los Embajadores (Chamber of the Ambassadors) whose marvelous domed marquetry ceiling contains more than 8000 cedar pieces in a star pattern representing the seven heavens of Islam.

Admission is included in the Alhambra ticket.

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