Overlooked by a sheltered courtyard, the façade of the Cuarto de Comares was saturated with ornaments whose magnificence today has been compromised by the removal of the stucco decoration that also lined the side walls, The elaborate coloured panels that would have conferred dazzling vitality have long since been taken down, ruining the hallowed sense of rhythm and order, On the other hand the original treatment of the space remains perceptible, the interior resembling as it were a precious casket with elaborately embroidered sides.