How Medieval Islamic Engineering Brought Water to the Alhambra
Briefly

"Thanks to its strategic position and the enormous Alhambra Palace, the city was protected and there the Alhambra remains today, a thirteenth-century palatial complex that's one of the world's most iconic examples of Moorish architecture."
"The jewel in the crown of these elaborate waterworks is a white marble fountain that consists of a large dish held up by twelve white mythical lions. Each beast spurts water from its mouth, feeding four channels in the patio's marble floor that represent the four rivers of paradise."
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