Palace Complex

Externally, the Alhambra's facade was designed in the French Renaissance style, with decorations in Burmantofts terracotta. It was a four-storey building with twin conical domes on the roof. The completed building contained three large spaces; a 3,000-seat theatre, a 3,000-capacity ballroom and a 2,000-seat circus, as well as a winter roof garden and restaurants. These were very similar to the facilities provided by the Blackpool Tower buildings. The three-tiered circus took up one side of the building and the ballroom occupied the floor above it. The four-tiered theatre was on the other side of the building. Between the circus and the theatre was a large central entrance hall with…