(That is why they were illustrated in such a sparse way.) When, by being built, they are given physical form, various additional factors come into play. The basic elements of architecture as described in the previous chapter are abstract ideas. The place shown in the drawing stimulates nearly all the senses: the deep greens of the leaves, the colours of the flowers and the patterns of light and shade stimulate the sight there is the sound of moving water in nearby fountains the smell of warm vegetation, and the perfume of oranges and bougainvillaea the variations in temperature between the hot sunny places and the cooler shady places the cold water for bathing hands and feet the textures of the cobbled pathways and, if one were to pick one of the oranges, or a grape, the taste would contribute to the place too. They are in the Generalife, near the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. It is impossible to convey fully in drawing, but the architecture of these steps consists in more than just their visible form.
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