The Pavilions at the Alhambra’s Court of the Lions: Graphic Analysis of Muqarnas
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Muqarnas Alhambra Graphical analysis Drawings 3D laser scanner Historical images Cultural Heritage UNESCO Spain
Date
2020-08-13Referencia bibliográfica
Gámiz-Gordo, A., Ferrer-Pérez-Blanco, I., & Reinoso-Gordo, J. F. (2020). The Pavilions at the Alhambra’s Court of the Lions: Graphic Analysis of Muqarnas. Sustainability, 12(16), 6556. [doi:10.3390/su12166556]
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Research group Expregrafica; University of Seville PAIDI-HUM-976; University of Jaen PAIDI-TEP-164Résumé
This research documents and graphically analyzes the pavilions muqarnas at the Court
of the Lions in the Alhambra in Granada, aWorld Heritage Site. In order to cast some light on the
understanding and preservation of these 14th century architectural elements, after a brief report
of historical data on catastrophes and restorations, a novel methodology for the case study based
on three complementary graphic analyses is presented here: First, there is a review of outstanding
images ranging from the 17th to the 20th centuries; subsequently, new CAD (computer-aided design)
drawings from pavilions muqarnas testing the theoretic principles from their geometric grouping
are accomplished for the first time; and finally, a 3D laser scanner is used to understand the precise
present-day state from the point cloud obtained. Comparing drawings allows us to assess the
muqarnas relevance while proving, for the first time, that the muqarnas of both pavilions have distinct
configurations and di erent amounts of pieces. Besides, this process reveals geometric deformations
existing in the original Nasrid muqarnas compositions, identifying small pieces hitherto unknown,
plus additional deformations resulting from adjustments after important threats that both pavilions
and their muqarnas overcame for centuries, despite their fragile construction.