Granada (region)
The region of Granada [ gɾäˈnäðä ], High Andalusia, Upper Andalusia or Eastern Andalusia (Spanish Región de Granada , Andalucía Oriental or Alta Andalucía and Arabic غرناطة) is a historical region in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean ; now the four provinces are in the autonomous community of Andalusia . This place are the provinces that were once the kingdoms of Granada and Jaén in the Kingdom of Castile . It is owned by the Autonomous Communities of Murcia , Castile-La Mancha and Andalusia. The capital is the city of Granada .
Geography and climate
The country is crossed by the Betic Cordillera .
Culture and sights
Granada is famous for its many important historical buildings from the Moorish period as well as from the Gothic and Renaissance periods . The city is also world famous for its numerous guitar makers .
The most important buildings from the Moorish period belong to the fortress Alhambra (from al-Ḥamra'-u : "The Red"). It is a collection of palaces and the largest secular complex of its kind in Spain. It was built on older structures in the 13th and 14th centuries as the residence of the Moorish kings of the Naṣrid dynasty . The Alhambra is famous for its stucco ceilings and the lion fountain . King Charles V had a palace built in this area, which destroyed large areas of the original palace. As this is one of the most important Renaissance buildings in Spain, no excavations are carried out here. In the Alhambra there is a hotel in the building of a 16th century monastery dedicated to Francis of Assisi . Above the Alhambra is the Generalife (from Ğannat al-'arīf = garden or paradise of the architect), the summer residence of the emir . The Palacio de Carlos V is now home to the Museo de Bellas Artes de Granada (the collection institutionalized in 1839 is one of the oldest still existing picture galleries in Spain) and the Museo de la Alhambra .
See also
- Emirate of Granada
- Kingdom of Granada (Crown of Castile)
- Kingdom of Jaén (Crown of Castile)
- Andalusia
- regionalism