Many of the Arabic poems inscribed on the walls, arches, fountains, and palaces of the Alhambra are attributed to Ibn Zamrak. (IMAGE)

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Many of the Arabic poems inscribed on the walls, arches, fountains, and palaces of the Alhambra are attributed to Ibn Zamrak.

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Close-up of the poetic inscriptions by Ibn Zamrak at the Fuente de los Leones (Court of the Lions), Alhambra. Ibn Zamrak, a disciple of Ibn Khaldun and a celebrated Andalusi Arab poet, is credited with many of the Arabic verses inscribed on the walls, arches, fountains, and palaces of the Alhambra. Ibn Khaldun observes in his Muqaddimah that luxury dynasties “construct refined buildings.”

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Credit: Ghadi Amer

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