The Builders of the Alhambra

2022 7.0 (7 votes) 1h 53m

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ZDF
ORF
Al Jazeera Documentary Channel
Al Pati Productions
Polar Star Films
ARTE
TVE

The Builders of the Alhambra (Los constructores de la Alhambra)

Can poetry made into a building?

Overview

Kingdom of Granada, al-Andalus, 14th century. After recognizing that his land, always under siege, is hopelessly doomed to be conquered, Sultan Yusuf I undertakes the construction of a magnificent fortress with the purpose of turning it into the landmark of his civilization and his history, a glorious monument that will survive the oblivion of the coming centuries: the Alhambra.