Alhambra: At The Crossroads Of Cultures on SBS and SBS on Demand – In Granada, Alhambra is the only setting of its kind in the world: a palatial city built between the 13th and 15th centuries by the last of Spain’s Muslim kingdoms.
It was the ultimate demonstration of the talents of a people already doomed by the inexorable advance of the Reconquista.
Now, its preservation and restoration are forcing scientists to explore in ever greater detail this masterly art of construction and decoration.
From what strange marriage of art and science were these ornamental feats born? What are their manufacturing secrets?
Following the work of archaeologists, restorers and historians, this documentary reveals a dazzling world torn between the defence of its territory and the praise of beauty.
Alhambra: At The Crossroads Of Cultures on SBS and SBS on Demand – Premiere / Sunday 16 March at 8.25pm
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