Generalife

by Mary on 11/06/2010 · 0 comments

in Travel

This is the Water Fountain Garden at the Generalife (Spanish pronunciation of the Arabic Jannat al-Arif, meaning architects garden) in Granada Spain. The entire building is considered a garden, a different definition than I was used to. It is one of the oldest Moorish ‘gardens’ in the world. This structure is just a few hundred yards from the Alhambra, but it was used by the Emirs in the summer because it was cooler. The pool is traditional, but the fountains were added later. Since we were there in March, the plant life was not quite in bloom.

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