La Alhambra y El Generalife

For your interest

• Gates

  There are four main gates in the wall, two on the north side, -the Gate of Arms and the Gate of the Arrabal, and two on the south side,the Gate of Justice and the Gate of the Seven Floors.

• The Alcazaba

  It was the residential area of the royal guard in charge of the security of the palatial city

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  Tower of the Candle

  la Torre de la Vela, nombrada en época nazarí torre Mayor y durante el siglo XVI puerta del Sol ya que se refleja en la fachada de mediodía actuando como un reloj de sol para la ciudad.

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  Palace of Charles V

  The decision to build the Palace in the Alhambra symbolized the triumph of Christianity over Islam.

• Museum of the Alhambra

  The tour of the Alhambra also includes a visit to the museum, with its collection of Nasrid Art, which was found in archaeological excavations or restoration works in the Monument.

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  St. Mary Church

  With Latin-cross floor design and side chapels, outstanding is its Baroque altarpiece framed by large Solomon-style columns from the 17th century

• Museum in Honour of Ángel Barrios

  Drawings, paintings, musical scores and letters of the Grenadian composer, Ángel Barrios, form this collection

• The Court of Machuca

  Two round fountains with water flowing into a pool in the centre of the court are its main feature.

• The Mexuar- Oratory

  Counsel of Ministers meetings and worship took place in these rooms.

• The Golden Room

  The beautiful woodwork ceiling gives its name to this room, whose original decoration is attributed to Muhammad V.

• The Façade of Comares

  The Sultan received his vassals at the foot of the Façade of Comares, which separated the administrative and familiar sectors inside the Palace.

• The Room of the Ship

  There are two possible origins of its name: its cylindrical vault or the Arab term “al-baraka”, which is repeatedly inscribed on its walls.

• The Chamber of the Ambassadors

  This Throne Room is the largest room of the building, flanked by nine small rooms, one of which was reserved for the Sultan

• The Bath of Comares

  The baths being essential Moorish urban elements, it is easy to understand why each palace in the Alhambra has its own baths.

• The Hall of the Muqarnas

  One of the rooms in the Palace of the Lions was used as a hall or vestibule owing to its proximity to the main entrance of the Palace

• The Court of the Lions – Fountain – Water Jet

  The Court of the Lions – Fountain – Water Jet . Alhambra of Granada

• The Hall of the Abencerrages

  A spectacular vault decorated with eight-point star-shaped stalactites that open out on eight elephant-like trunks is the most remarkable ornamental element of the hall.

• The Hall of the Kings. Paintings

  Five alcoves that flank a large hall were used for receptions and celebrations. Their domed ceilings are its most remarkable feature.

• The Ajimeces Gallery

  It got its name from the ajimeces, wooden balconies with latticework that are found in this room.

• The Hall of the Two Sisters

  The vault, which has a central star motif made up of stalactites, is the masterpiece of the second main chamber of the Palace of the Lions.

• The Court of the Vestibule or Observation Point of Daraxa

  The delicate tile decoration and the well-proportioned Nasrid architectural style make this one of most beautiful of the Alhambra Palaces

• King Charles V’s Chambers

  His visit to the Alhambra impressed him so much that he decided to build an “imperial suite” near the Moorish palaces.

• The Queen’s Robing Room

  An open gallery overlooking the Tower of Abu-I-Hayyay that breaks with the conventional wall patterns.

• The Court of the Grated Window

  A balcony occupies the upper part of the south loft serving as a corridor between the rooms and protecting them

• The Court of the Lindaraja

  Though structurally similar to the Court of the Grated Window, it is more cloister-like. It bears the name of its balcony.

• The Partal

  A large central pond faces the arched portico behind which stands the Tower of the Ladies

• The Rauda

  Rawda means cemetery. It was here, beside the Palace of the Lions, where the royal family interred its deceased family members

• The Palace of Yusuf III

  Outstanding is the long pool in the central courtyard with a lush garden, on the sides of which are the ruins of some rooms.

• The Promenade of the Towers

  Several towers can be found along the route from the Partal Gardens to the Generalife and the Upper Alhambra.

• Urban Distribution

  Andalusian and Islamic, the Alhambra was conceived as a city built for the royal court.