Editing Alhambra (section)

=== Alcazaba ===
{{Main|Alcazaba of the Alhambra}}
[[File:Patio de Armas y Alcazaba de la Alhambra II.jpg|thumb|View of the [[Alcazaba of the Alhambra|Alcazaba]] and its interior]]
The Alcazaba or citadel is the oldest part of the Alhambra today. It was the centrepiece of the complicated system of fortifications that protected the area. Its tallest tower, the {{Convert|26|m|ft|abbr=on|adj=on}} high ''Torre del Homenaje'' ('Tower of Homage'), was the [[keep]] and military command post of the complex. It may have also been the first residence of Ibn al-Ahmar inside the Alhambra while the complex was being constructed.{{Sfn|López|1992|p=154}}{{Sfn|Puerta-Vílchez|2022|p=368}} The westernmost tower, the {{Convert|25|m|ft|abbr=on|adj=on}} high ''Torre de la Vela'', acted as a watch tower. The flag of Ferdinand and Isabella was first raised above it as a symbol of the Spanish conquest of Granada on 2 January 1492.<ref name="Chisholm_657">{{harvp|Chisholm|1911|p=657}}</ref> A bell was added on the tower soon afterward and for centuries it was rung at regular times every day and on special occasions. In 1843 the tower became part of the city's coat of arms.{{Sfn|López|2011|p=90}} Inside the enclosure of the inner fortress was a residential district that housed the elite guards of the Alhambra. It contained urban amenities like a communal kitchen, a [[hammam]], and a water supply cistern, as well as multiple subterranean chambers which served as [[dungeon]]s and [[silo]]s.{{Sfn|López|2011b|p=282}}