Alhambra / Generalife

Later enriched by Moorish occupants into a lavish palace, the Alhambra was originally constructed for defensive purposes on a hilltop's rocky outcropping about the Darro River. The modern city of Granada was built across the river from the Alhambra, about half a mile from its western foundations.

excerpt from
Frommer's Spain 2000

7 September 2000

Approaching Justice Gate	Charles V Fountain below Justice Gate
	North side
View from the Watch Tower	Watch Tower terrace
Charles V Palace gallery
El Mirador facade	Patio de la Acequia
Shelly posing inside the Oratory	Interior wall of the Mexuar
Façade of the Comares Palace	Cuarto Dorado Portico
	Court of the Myrtles
	Court of the Lions
	Sala de Dos Hermanas
Palacio del Pórtico