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Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada

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Spain
Date of Inscription: 1984
Extension: 1994
Criteria: (i)(iii)(iv)
Province of Granada, Autonomous Community of Andalusia
N37 10 36 W3 35 40
Ref: 314bis

Brief Description

Rising above the modern lower town, the Alhambra and the Albaycín, situated on two adjacent hills, form the medieval part of Granada. To the east of the Alhambra fortress and residence are the magnificent gardens of the Generalife, the former rural residence of the emirs who ruled this part of Spain in the 13th and 14th centuries. The residential district of the Albaycín is a rich repository of Moorish vernacular architecture, into which the traditional Andalusian architecture blends harmoniously.

Notes

  • Extension of the "Alhambra and the Generalife, Granada", to include the Albayzin quarter.

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