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The Palacio de Generalife ( - Architect's Garden) was the summer palace
Palace

A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop....
 and country estate of the Nasrid sultan
Sultan

Sultan is an Islamic honorifics, with several historical meanings. Originally it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", or "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ???? sulah, meaning "authority" or "power"....
s of Granada
Granada

Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada , in the autonomous communities of Spain of Andalusia, Spain....
.

The palace and gardens were built during the reign of Muhammad III
Muhammed III, Sultan of Granada

Muhammed III was a son of Muhammed II al-Faqih, Sultan of Granada and the third Nasrid ruler of Granada in Iberia. Muhammad III was born in 1256 CE....
 (1302-1309) and redecorated shortly after by Abu I-Walid Isma'il
Ismail I, Sultan of Granada

Ismail I , was the grandson of Muhammed II al-Faqih and the fifth Nasrid ruler of Granada in Iberian Peninsula. Ismail I was the son of the princess Fatima, daughter of Muhammed II al-Faqih and nephew of both sultans Muhammed III and Nasr, Sultan of Granada....
 (1313-1324). The complex consists of the Patio de la Acequia (Court of the Water Channel or Water-Garden Courtyard), which has a long pool framed by flowerbeds, fountains, colonnades and pavilions, and the Jardín de la Sultana (Sultana's Garden or Courtyard of the Cypress).






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The Palacio de Generalife ( - Architect's Garden) was the summer palace
Palace

A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop....
 and country estate of the Nasrid sultan
Sultan

Sultan is an Islamic honorifics, with several historical meanings. Originally it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", or "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ???? sulah, meaning "authority" or "power"....
s of Granada
Granada

Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada , in the autonomous communities of Spain of Andalusia, Spain....
.

The palace and gardens were built during the reign of Muhammad III
Muhammed III, Sultan of Granada

Muhammed III was a son of Muhammed II al-Faqih, Sultan of Granada and the third Nasrid ruler of Granada in Iberia. Muhammad III was born in 1256 CE....
 (1302-1309) and redecorated shortly after by Abu I-Walid Isma'il
Ismail I, Sultan of Granada

Ismail I , was the grandson of Muhammed II al-Faqih and the fifth Nasrid ruler of Granada in Iberian Peninsula. Ismail I was the son of the princess Fatima, daughter of Muhammed II al-Faqih and nephew of both sultans Muhammed III and Nasr, Sultan of Granada....
 (1313-1324).
Generalife
The complex consists of the Patio de la Acequia (Court of the Water Channel or Water-Garden Courtyard), which has a long pool framed by flowerbeds, fountains, colonnades and pavilions, and the Jardín de la Sultana (Sultana's Garden or Courtyard of the Cypress). The former is thought to best preserve the style of the medieval garden in Al-Andalus
Al-Andalus

Al-Andalus was the Arabic name given to the parts of the Iberian Peninsula governed by Arab Muslims, at various times in the period between 711 and 1492....
. Originally the palace was linked to the Alhambra
Alhambra

The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex of the Moors rulers of Emirate of Granada in southern Spain , occupying a hilly terrace on the southeastern border of the city of Granada....
 by a covered walkway across the ravine that now divides them. The Generalife is one of the oldest surviving Moorish
Moors

In the Spanish language, the term for Moors is Moro; in Portuguese language the word is mouro. There seems to have been some confusion about the relationship of the word moro/mouro to the word moreno , both from Greek language ma?ros, i.e....
 gardens.

The present-day gardens were started in 1931 and completed by Francisco Prieto Moreno in 1951. The walkways are paved in traditional Granadian style with a mosaic of pebbles: white ones from the River Darro
Darro

The Darro is a river of Granada, Spain. It is also the name of a local town. The river was originally named after the Roman word for gold because people used to pan for gold on its banks....
 and black ones from the River Genil
Genil

The Genil River is the main tributary of the river Guadalquivir in Andalusia, Spain. The ancient Rome Singilis, its modern name derives from the Moorish rendering of the Roman name: Sinyil, Sannil, and Sinnil....
.

See also

  • Palacio de Galiana
    Palacio de Galiana

    The Palacio de Galiana is a palace in Toledo, Spain on the borders of the Tagus river. It was built on the the site of an earlier summer villa of the Taifa king Al-Mamun of Toledo in the thirteenth century by Alphonso X....

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