The Emperor's Chambers (Granada)

Spain / Granada / Granada
 listed building / architectural heritage, 16th century construction
These chambers were built on the gardens that surrounded the fortress and the Gallery of the Wrought Iron Grille (Galería de la Reja) connected them with other buildings. They were designed as the dwelling of Charles V for as long as the works of his palace would last, but he never lived in these chambers. They comprise 6 halls, finished in 1537.

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  1. Washington Irving chambers
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Coordinates:   37°10'38"N   3°35'21"W

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  • The Emperor's Chambers were built on the gardens that surrounded the fortress and the Gallery of the Wrought Iron Grille (Galería de la Reja) connected them with other buildings. They comprise 6 halls, finished in 1537. Two of them are located between the Patio of the Wrought Iron Grille (Patio de la Reja) and Daraxa's Garden (Jardín de Daraxa). The other four halls, located to the north of Daraxa's Garden (Jardín de Daraxa), are known as Washington Irving chambers (Habitaciones de Washington Irving), because the American writer lived there in 1829, when he visited Granada.
  • At the end of the corridor is the first of the 'new quarters' which Charles V had built in 1528 (added to the Nasrid Palace) while his palace was being constucted. This is the Emperor’s office, with a chimney and a magnificent Renaissance wooden coffered ceiling, where you can read, " PLUS OULTRE (beyond), and the initials of Ferdinand and Isabella (K / Y) ; the ceiling was designed by Pedro Machuca in 1532.
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