SPAIN'S NEW 2011 TWO-EURO COIN

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The E-Sylum: Volume 14, Number 6, February 6, 2011, Article 21

SPAIN'S NEW 2011 TWO-EURO COIN

Ultramodern numismatist P.K. Saha forwarded this image of the new 2011 two-Euro coin of Spain. Architecture is challenging to represent on coins in low relief, but this design seems to work well enough. Does anyone know what the building is? -Editor

I posted my query to the NBS Facebook page, and quickly received an answer. Thanks! Mathew Baca writes:

Court of the Lions in the Alhambra

Martin Purdy writes:

I'll second that - a photograph of the court taken in 1934 was posted today at the worldofcoins.eu forum by way of confirmation.

And that is the patio de los leones, the courtyard of the lions in the Alhambra complex in Granada. The picture below was taken from almost the same angle in 1934 by Leopoldo Torres Balb�s (1888-1960), who was the initiator of a large programme of conservation for the Alhambra. Subsequently, he had the upper part of the fountain removed and the "Persian" dome replaced by a triangular roof, as both were modern fantasies. The patio de los leones is the heart of the sultan's palace complex. It was an aromatic garden, cooled by a fountain and four canals, that will look familiar to those who have visited the grand palaces of India. The orange trees you see in te Wikipedia photo actually grow in large pots, as plant roots would damage the architectural elements. Peter

http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,3708.msg56847.html#msg56847

Wayne Homren, Editor

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