Palace of Charles V
The Palace of Charles V is a Renaissance building in Granada, southern Spain, inside the Alhambra, a former Nasrid palace complex on top of the Sabika hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alhambra and Museo de Bellas Artes de Granada.
Alhambra
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The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the historic Islamic world. Alhambra is situated 110 metres southeast of Palace of Charles V.
Museo de Bellas Artes de Granada
Museum
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The Museo de Bellas Artes de Granada is a fine arts museum in Granada, Spain. Since the 1950s it has been housed in the Palace of Charles V which also houses the Museo de la Alhambra.
Generalife
Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0.
The Generalife was a summer palace and country estate of the Nasrid rulers of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus. It is located directly east of and uphill from the Alhambra palace complex in Granada, Spain. Generalife is situated 420 metres east of Palace of Charles V.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Albaicín and Sacromonte.
Albaicín
Quarter
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The Albaicín, also spelled Albayzín, is a neighbourhood of Granada, Spain. It is centered around a hill on the north side of the Darro River which passes through the city.
Sacromonte
Neighborhood
Sacromonte, sometimes also called Sacramonte, is a traditional neighbourhood in the eastern area of the city of Granada in Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the six neighbourhoods that make up the urban district of Albayzín and borders the neighbourhoods of Albayzín, San Pedro, Realejo-San Matías, El Fargue and Haza Grande.
Palace of Charles V
- Type: Palace
- Description: Renaissance building in Granada, Spain
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Urdu—“Palace of Charles V” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Палац Карла V”
- Bengali: “পঞ্চম চার্লসের প্রাসাদ”
- Catalan: “Palau de carles V”
- Chinese: “查理五世宫”
- Dutch: “Paleis van Karel V”
- Estonian: “Karl V palee”
- Finnish: “Kaarle V:n palatsi”
- French: “Palais de charles quint (alhambra)”
- French: “palais de Charles Quint”
- French: “Palais de Charles Quint”
- German: “Palacio de Carlos 5.”
- German: “Palacio de Carlos V”
- Italian: “Palazzo di Carlo V”
- Japanese: “シャルル5世宮殿”
- Portuguese: “Palácio de Carlos V”
- Russian: “Дворец Карла V”
- Slovenian: “Palača Karla V.”
- Spanish: “Palacio de Carlos I”
- Spanish: “Palacio de carlos v”
- Spanish: “Palacio de Carlos V”
- Swedish: “Karl V:s palats”
- Turkish: “V. Karl Sarayı”
- Ukrainian: “Палац Карла V”
- Urdu: “کارلوس خامس کا محل”
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