Cisterns—is an isolated Moorish tower called La Torre del Vino, built in 1345, by Yúsuf I., and remarkable for its exquisite arch, called the “Wine Gate” (see page 133). Opposite is the large Palace begun by Charles V., great in conception and impotent in conclusion, unfurnished and roofless. To make way for this edifice, Charles destroyed large portions of what the Moors had raised, tearing down whole ranges of the Alhambra.
ELEVATION AND SECTION OF THE PALACE OF CHARLES V.
INTERIOR, PALACE OF CHARLES V.
