56 GRANADA 



we can count only fifteen towers, the names of 

 which are : las Aguas, los Siete Suelos, las Cabezas, 

 la Justicia, la Polvora, los Hidalgos, la Vela, 

 las Armas, las Gallinas, los Punales, las Damas, 

 los Picos, del Candil, de la Cautiva, and las 

 Infantas. 



The Puerta de la Justicia is the principal 

 entrance to the Alhambra. It was built, as the 

 inscription over the arch relates, by the Sultan 

 Yusuf Abu-1-Hejaj, in 1348. Here justice was 

 administered in Moorish days after the old 

 patriarchal fashion. Above the arch is carved an 

 open hand, the signification of which is a matter 

 of controversy. The most probable explanation 

 is that it is a religious symbol, the five fingers 

 typifying Faith in God and the Prophet, and 

 the commandments, to pray, to fast, to give 

 alms, and to make the pilgrimage to Mecca. 

 The inner arch is beautifully decorated with 

 arabesques, and with the symbol of the key. 

 The entrance is continued through another gate, 

 with winding passages contrived so as to em- 

 barrass an enemy. The arch which gives egress 

 from the tower shows some fine enamelling 

 and festoons. 



Just outside this gate is the Pilar de Carlos 

 V., a fountain in the Greco-Roman style, erected 

 by the Alcaide Mendoza in 1545. It is orna- 

 mented with the Imperial arms, and sculptured 



