Ongoing projects. Alhambra of Granada, Spain

Wednesday - 02| 8|2012

Ongoing projects. Alhambra of Granada, Spain

Projects such as the preservation and dissemination of the Alhambra Library’s collections allow researchers to develop their cultural and scientific knowledge.

Restauración del Oratorio del Partal
El Oratorio del Partal se encuentra situado en la zona del Partal bajo de la Alhambra, adosado a la muralla en su lado septentrional, y en el lateral este del Pórtico del Partal y de la Torre de las Damas.
La Alhambra oculta
Restoration of the Hall of the Kings
This Project comprises the restoration of leather paintings, stalactite domes and socles, and the covers of the hall vaulting
Restoration of the Fountain of the Lions
The Lions of the Fountain are currently being restored at the Conservation Department shops run by the Patronato of the Alhambra and the Generalife
Restoration of the water system of the Court of the Lions
The aim of the Project is to recover the traditional water flow system of the Court of the Lions
Preservation of the Broken Pond
The interventional action activities are undertaken on the system supplying water to the royal gardens constructed by the Nasrid monarchs in the peri-urban area of the Alhambra
Research on Moorish myrtles
Project aimed to investigate the genetic origin of "Moorish myrtle"
Generalife Meadow Olive Tree Management
In 2003 the Patronato of the Alhambra and the Generalife instituted farming and exploitation practices in the olive trees of the Meadow of the Generalife
Maintenance and management of the Generalife vegetable gardens
The Preservation and management of the vegetable gardens is undertaken jointly with the University of Cordova.
Epigraphic corpus of the Alhambra
The aim of this Project is to disseminate the epigraphic texts that exist in the Historical-Artistic Monument
Cinematographic References
It consists of a research Project that searches for references of the Monument in films
The Board of the Alhambra and the Generalife restores 49 traces of the paintings of the Room of the Kings
The Board of the Alhambra and the Generalife has restored 49 traces of the paintings of the Room of the Kings.