palace of Carlos V

The palace of Charles V of Granada, independent community of Andalusia, Spain, is a Renaissance building situated on the hill of the Alhambra. Since 1958, it houses the Museum of Fine Arts in Granada and, since 1994, is also home to the Museum of the Alhambra.




It was built by King Charles I (Holy Roman Emperor with the name of Carlos V) from his marriage to Isabel of Portugal, held in Seville in 1526. After the wedding, the couple was living several months in the Alhambra, being deeply impressed by the palace, leaving commissioned the construction of the new palace with the intention to establish residence in the Granada Alhambra.

In the sigle 16th is the sigle when this happen, in tis sigle kings Charles I and Felipe II.

Charles I have a lot of domestics problems and with others countries. Felipe the same at Charles.

In this sigle there was a Religious revolt of Luterans but this was a century with a lot of riches of the Americas.




The floor of the palace the forms a square of 63 meters side with a circular courtyard inscribed inside. This provision, mannerist main feature of the palace, is unprecedented in Renaissance architecture and construction located in what is considered the artistic vanguard of the moment. The building consists of two levels: the bass is fully padded Tuscan order, whose pilasters decorated large brass rings are inserted. The top floor is Ionic and pilasters alternating with lintel openings provided with pediment.

On the inside we can see that is also divided into two floors subject by a doric colonnade on the first floor and the second an Ionic colonnade.