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the Queen, richly decorated where the sul-
tans enjoyed the pure breezes and the sur-
We enter the Garden

ofthe Lindaraxa with its fountain, its flow-

rounding paradise.

ers, its cool halls, its grottoes and its baths
where the glare and heat of day are soft-
ened into a gentle light and a balmy fresh-
ness. Old Moorish aqueducts still bring
an abundant supply of water from the

mountains, supplying the baths and pools

 

 

THE STORY OF SPAIN.

and fountains, and after paying tribute to
this royal ruin flows down the long avenue
leading to the city.

We speak of the Dark Ages and mourn
the mental and industrial gloom of those
days; yet to that period we turn for mas-
sive tower, graceful arch, delicate tracery,
harmony of color, elegance of design and
painstaking carving by man under more

favored conditions. We leave the Alham-

ALHAMBRA,