Generalife
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The Generalife was a summer palace and country estate of the Nasrid rulers of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus. It is located directly east of and uphill from the Alhambra palace complex in Granad
The Patio de la Acequia
The Patio de la Acequia in the 19th century, before the installation of modern fountains
Generalife (below), with the Silla del Moro visible (above), on the Sabika hill
The 20th-century Jardines Nuevos (New Gardens)
Riad (architecture)
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A riad or riyad is a type of garden courtyard historically associated with house and palace architecture in the Maghreb and al-Andalus. Its classic form is a rectangular garden divided into four quadr
A riad garden in the Bahia Palace of Marrakesh, built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Interior garden in the Generalife of the Alhambra, in Granada, a variation of the riad element in Muslim palace architecture of the region
The Badi Palace in Marrakesh, a riad-style palace on a grand scale, built in the late 16th century by Saadian sultan Ahmad al-Mansur
A restored house in riad-style in Fez