Fajalauza Door

The door Fajalauza in Arabic bab al- Lawza Fayy whose translation would Puerta del Collado de los Almendros , was access to the top of the Albaicin... more

by Guido Montanes Castillo

Title

Fajalauza Door

Artist

Guido Montanes Castillo

Medium

Photograph

Description

The door Fajalauza in Arabic bab al- Lawza Fayy whose translation would Puerta del Collado de los Almendros , was access to the top of the Albaicin in Granada , Andalusia, Spain .
It is integrated into the walls that bound to the west by the Torre del Aceituno and on the east by the Iron Gate , first, and then the door of St. Lawrence or the Albaicin (Bab al- Bayyazin ), which must have been built most later . Communicated , and in Christian times , the Albaicin with the Potters , and gave name to the production characteristic of pottery installed in its surroundings and by extension to the popular Granada pottery , ceramic or earthenware called Fajalauza . Throughout the twentieth century it was fully integrated in the city leading to Stone Cross Street , separating the districts of Albaicin and Haza Grande.

It was constructed in the integrated near the wall Don Gonzalo , who penned the Albaicin , hitherto suburb of the Alcazaba - Cadima , during the reign of Yusuf I Ridwan Renegade initiative , as reported by Ibn al- Khatib . It is shown in Vico platform number 45 and the name ' Faxalausa '.

It has undergone many changes throughout its history, and date unknown , but after 1886 or maybe 1921 , expanding in height Hollow north side by the demolition of two brick arches and filling the same material between them as well as removing a shield factory could be seen in a photo published by Antonio Almagro Cárdenas.1 and other post . It consists of a crenellated tower about thirty feet high, with trapezoidal floor of 9.75 m in length and width varying between 9.50 and 10.75 m , within which a passage width of 3 m covered open with a brick vault that seems targeted but could be apainada . The eastern façade is a brick arch semicircular, blinded , which gave way to the roof and canvas side walls that .

Historically it was the place where Boabdil came in 1486 , after being released by the Catholic Kings to regain the throne he had usurped his uncle Zagal . In the Moorish uprising of 1568 was one of the areas designated for the start of the revolt.

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May 27th, 2014