Rambles in sunny Spain . GATE OF JUSTICE, ALHAMRRA. seasons of cultivation, resailatinp- the irri^atin^ of the Vesfa in somemysterious way that we could not understand. Just below it is theTower of Justice, erected in the year 1348, a tower forty-seven feetwide and sixty-two high, with a high, arched doorway, the Gate ofJustice, having a carven hand in its keystone, and inscriptions inpraise of God. On the inside arch, and on another inner gate calledPuerta del Vino, a key is carved, and Arabic tradition has it that. GENERAL VIEW OF THE ALHAMBRA. GRANADA. — THE ALHAMBRA. 253- when the hand out
Rambles in sunny Spain . GATE OF JUSTICE, ALHAMRRA. seasons of cultivation, resailatinp- the irri^atin^ of the Vesfa in somemysterious way that we could not understand. Just below it is theTower of Justice, erected in the year 1348, a tower forty-seven feetwide and sixty-two high, with a high, arched doorway, the Gate ofJustice, having a carven hand in its keystone, and inscriptions inpraise of God. On the inside arch, and on another inner gate calledPuerta del Vino, a key is carved, and Arabic tradition has it that. GENERAL VIEW OF THE ALHAMBRA. GRANADA. — THE ALHAMBRA. 253- when the hand outside shall reach down and grasp the key within,then Moslem Moorish power shall be restored in Spain; and it is-not likely that it ever will be sooner. Inside this gateway, with itswinding way, the khalif sat in Moorish times to give justice tohis subjects. Between the Vermilion Towers and the Gate of Justice is a deepvalley filled with lofty elms, through which lead avenues, — one upthe hill to the beautiful summer palace of the Moors called the Gene-raliffe, and others to either side. On the central one, above, two hotelsare built, — the Washington Irving and the Siste Snelos (or SevenVaults). Rapid streams run down the hill, fountains play in theglorietas, and nightingales sing sweetly here by day as well as bynight. Climbing the hill through one of the lateral avenues, enter-ing the Gate of Justice and passing beyond, you reach the Plazade los Algibes (or Square of the Cisterns), so called because of
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