The 19th century Three Graces or Three Nymphs Fountain near the 11th century Moorish Alcazaba (Citadel) in Malaga, Spain
The Three Graces or Three Nymphs Fountain, work of the engineer José Maria Sanchez was installed in the nineteenth century in the Alameda Principal, then the Plaza de la Marina, and then relocated to the square of the Plaza del General Torrijos, at the end of Paseo Central Park district, near the neighborhood of Malagueta. It consists of three sections and two cups in which there are the three female figures carved in marble dressed in robes, with agricultural tools, a paddle and the horn of plenty as an allegory of fertility. The Alcazaba is a palatial fortification in Malaga, Spain. It was built by the Hammudid dynasty in the early 11th century. This is the best-preserved alcazaba (citadel) in Spain. Adjacent to the entrance of the Alcazaba are remnants of a Roman theater dating to the 1st century BC, which are undergoing restoration. Some of the Roman-era materials were reused in the Moorish construction of the Alcazaba. Ferdinand and Isabella captured Malaga from the Moors after the Siege of Malaga (1487), one of the longest sieges in the Reconquista, and raised their standard at the "Torre del Homenaje" in the inner citadel. According to architect restorer, Leopoldo Torres Balbas, the Alcazaba of Malaga is the prototype of military architecture in the Taifa period, with its double walls and massive entry fortifications. Its only parallel is the castle of Krak des Chevaliers in Syria.
Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Plaza del General Torrijos, 29016 Malaga, Andalusia, Spain, Southern Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
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