Grenada Monumental Guide



The “Rauda” Tower (Alhambra)
Short description of the monument

This tower is located at the back of the Lion’s Palace, connected to it by a door. For a long period of time, it was thought that this was the place where the kings of Granada were buried, but that cemetery was found outside the palace, more towards the south, and therefore the “Rauda” must have been its main entrance or the entrance to the old palace.

The tower was named after the gardens (“rawda”) that surrounded the building of the royal cemetery. It is located at the back of the Lion’s courtyard, separated by a moat. The earlier ruins of this tower, which dates from the same period as the “Armas” Tower, were discovered in 1887, when the construction annexed to the Harem palace was demolished. It was studied between 1925 and 1926, and only the lowest part of its walls and some tiled pieces remain.

Bibliography

• “Granada en tus manos. Alhambra y Generalife”. Author: Carlos Vílchez Vílchez. Ideal – 2006.

Web sites:

• http://www.alhambradegranada.org/historia/alhambraTRauda.asp
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 Armas Tower
  • The Vela 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 Armas 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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