The Alhambra


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Water Ponds


 

The hydraulic system in the Alhambra depends on the Sultan’s Canal, which carries water from the Darro River to the Generalife, and from there, by aqueduct to the Alhambra.

The Nasrid sultans left various areas for agriculture and livestock breeding, of which the Generalife, with its large vegetable gardens and a palace, was nearest to the Alhambra.

The irrigation channel ran parallel to the walls of the vegetable gardens. At one point the water was conducted through a perpendicular underground gallery, a deep well, a waterwheel and a large pool, in order for it to reach the highest cultivation area.

The underground gallery ends in a well below a tower, called Tower of the Ladies, which was built to protect it and to support the waterwheel. Brick platforms surround the pool, and there is a stairway to a terrace that must have been an observation point or a pavilion over the Water Pond.

As a result of the recovery of the Alhambra and its heritage in 1926, a new Water pond was built beside the Nasrid structure in order to increase the water pressure along the entire circuit. In the 1960s, with the increase of tourism, a third Water pond (Albercón) was built.

 
The Royal Palace

  • Introduction
  • Mexuar
  • Oratory
  • The Golden Room Courtyard
  • Golden Room
  • The Comares Palace
  • The Arrayanes Courtyard
  • The Barca Hall
  • The Comares Tower
  • The Embajadores Hall
  • The Lion’s Palace
  • The Mocárabes Hall
  • The Abencerrajes Hall
  • The Harem
  • The Reyes Hall
  • The Dos Hermanas Hall
  • The Ajimeces Hall
  • Mirador de Daraxa
  • Rooms of Carlos V
  • Peinador de la Reina
  • The Reja Courtyard
  • Comares Baths
  • The Daraxa garden


    • The Generalife

  • The Low Gardens
  • The Palace of the Generalife
  • The Court of the Main Canal
  • The Soultana's Court
  • The Water Stairway
  • The Romantic Observation Point
  • The High Gardens
  • The Promenade of the Oleanders
  • Water Ponds
  • The Promenade of the Cypress Trees
  • The Generalife Theatre
    		•  The Alcazaba

  • Alcazaba
  • The Adarves Garden
  • The Armas Square
  • The “Wine Gate”
  • The Armas Tower


    • Carlos V Palace

  • Carlos V Palace


    • Alhambra Entry

  • The “Justicia” Gate
  • Aljibes square
  • The “Wine Gate”
  • The Armas Tower
  • The Seven Floors Tower


    • The Towers Walk

  • Itinerary
  • The Rauda Tower
  • Partal Gardens
  • The Damas Tower
  • The Mihrab Tower
  • The Picos Tower
  • The Vela Tower
  • The Cadí Tower
  • The Cautiva Tower
  • The Infantas Tower
  • The Cabo de la Carrera Tower
  • The Agua Tower
  • Alhambra Alta

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