Nasrid

Refers to culture, art, and architecture associated with the Islamic Nasrid court at Granada, Spain; it flourished as a brilliant center of Islamic culture for almost eight centuries until 1492 when all of the Iberian peninsula was brought under Christian control. The Alhambra, the royal city of the Nasrids, is one of the most famous Islamic buildings and is the most extensively preserved medieval Islamic palace anywhere. Nasrid architecture is characterized by glittering facades concealing structurally simple buildings; trabeate construction, heavy stone walls, and light wooden roofs are typical. Decoration includes carved and painted stucco, glazed tile, carved and joined wood, and muqarnas vaults. Other noteworthy Nasrid artworks are the large lusterware wing-handled vases known as Alhambra vases (the largest lusterware pots ever made), probably produced in Málaga.