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National Geographic: Engineering the Impossible

The Alhambra (Season 2, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 49 min | Documentary, Action, History

The Alhambra is the greatest example of Islamic military architecture in Europe. Sultan Muhammad I constructed this ingenious, impregnable fortress in 1238 amid treacherous political betrayals.
Director
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Michael Richard Plowman (as Michael Plowman)
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Updated Dec 31, 2008

Release date
2008 (United Kingdom)

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6 cast members
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Dominic Frisby
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Amira Bennison
Self - Historian (as Dr Amira Bennison) Self - Historian (as Dr Amira Bennison)   See fewer
Antonio Malpica
Self - Landscape Historian (as Prof. Antonio Malpica) Self - Landscape Historian (as Prof. Antonio Malpica)   See fewer
Eddie McCann
Self - Civil Engineer (as Ed McCann) Self - Civil Engineer (as Ed McCann)   See fewer
Antonio Orihuela
Self - Architect and Researcher (as Dr Antonio Orihuela) Self - Architect and Researcher (as Dr Antonio Orihuela)   See fewer
Fairchild Ruggles
Self - Architectural Historian (as Prof. Dede Fairchild Ruggles) Self - Architectural Historian (as Prof. Dede Fairchild Ruggles)   See fewer
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