Wednesday, March 12, 2008

La Alhambra


This week the 8th grade students learned a little about la arquitectura árabe and its presence in southern Spain. The Alhambra was the last stronghold of the Moors when they were finally expelled from Spain in the fifteenth century after having controlled much of Spain for nearly seven centuries.

Click on the links below to learn more about the Alhambra.

http://www.alhambra.org/esp/index.asp?secc=/inicio&popup=1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alhambra