The Alhambra and the Generalife

The Romantic Observation Point

At the end of the Water Stairway is the highest point in the Generalife. From this vantage point Jaime Traversa, the admistrator of the site, built in 1836 the Romantic Observation Point in neo-Gothic style, which was the fashion at the time, and noticeably contrasted with the rest of the site. This would even be more so if the remains of a Muslim chapel, which some authors claim are there, should one day be uncovered.