HERITAGE RECORD · 314

Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada

格拉纳达的艾勒汉卜拉、赫内拉利费和阿尔巴济

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Rising above the modern lower town, the Alhambra and the Albaycín, situated on two adjacent hills, form the medieval part of Granada. To the east of the Alhambra fortress and residence are the magnificent gardens of the Generalife, the former rural residence of the emirs who ruled this part of Spain in the 13th and 14th centuries. The residential district of the Albaycín is a rich repository of Moorish vernacular architecture, into which the traditional Andalusian architecture blends harmoniously.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ47476 ↗

Inception1239

Administrative areaQ8810

WikipediaAlhambra ↗

Chinese Wikipedia阿尔罕布拉宫 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.

(iii)A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation.

(iv)An outstanding example of a building, ensemble or landscape illustrating a significant stage in human history.

Cultural archive

Direct quotation

It was my endeavor scrupulously to depict its half Spanish, half Oriental character.

Washington Irving · The AlhambraOriginal: It was my endeavor scrupulously to depict its half Spanish, half Oriental character.Original work in the public domainSource ↗

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