Fundación Rodríguez-Acosta, Art museum on Mauror hill near Alhambra, Granada, Spain
The Rodríguez-Acosta Foundation occupies a classical-influenced building with gardens, fountains, pools, and patios arranged across multiple levels near the Alhambra complex.
José María Rodríguez-Acosta established the foundation in 1941, transforming his personal studio built between 1916 and 1930 into an institution for art preservation.
The foundation maintains extensive collections including works from José María Rodríguez-Acosta, Manuel Maldonado Rodríguez, and the archaeological findings of Manuel Gómez-Moreno Martínez.
Visitors can access the foundation daily from 10 AM to 2 PM, with guided tours departing every hour and special Saturday visits including access to underground galleries.
The property features an extensive network of underground passages that traverse through the interior sections of Mauror hill beneath the main structure.
Location: Granada
Inception: 1941
Founders: José María Rodríguez-Acosta
Official opening: 1941
Address: Callejón Niño del Rollo 8, 18009 Granada 18009 18009
Website: http://fundacionrodriguezacosta.com
GPS coordinates: 37.17501,-3.59264
Latest update: March 3, 2025 08:57
Andalusia holds a notable collection of historic gardens that reflect different periods of Spanish history. These sites combine Moorish, Christian, and modern design traditions and demonstrate the evolution of garden art on the Iberian Peninsula. From the terraced layouts of the Nasrid era to the parks of the 19th and 20th centuries, these places provide insight into the cultural influences of various ages. Granada contains several significant examples of this garden tradition. The Generalife served as the summer residence of the Nasrid sultans and features water features, patios, and planted terraces overlooking the Alhambra. The Carmen de los Mártires combines Moorish, French, and English garden elements, while the Fundación Rodríguez-Acosta represents an example of early 20th-century garden design. Additional sites such as the Carmen de la Victoria, the Jardin de los Adarves, and the Palacio de los Córdova complete the picture of Granada's garden tradition. Seville houses one of Spain's most important historic gardens at the Real Alcázar. The complex includes Moorish courtyards, Renaissance parterres, and modern plantings. The city also offers the Jardines de Murillo at the edge of the Alcázar grounds, the expansive María Luisa Park with its pavilions and plazas, the Jardín Americano with exotic vegetation, as well as Los Jardines de la Buhaira and La Cartuja de Sevilla. The Casa de Pilatos displays an ornate palace courtyard with plants and fountains. In Córdoba, the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos presents geometric gardens with water basins and cypresses, while the Palacio de Viana offers twelve different interior courtyards with varied plantings. Málaga contributes to the diversity with the Botanical Garden La Concepción and the Pedro Luis Alonso Gardens, and in Vélez de Benaudalla lies the Nasrid Garden of Vélez as another testimony to Moorish garden design.
Palacios nazaríes
323 m
Muralla de la Alcazaba
229 m
Casa de los Tiros
258 m
Patronage of the Alhambra and the Generalife
350 m
Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada
244 m
Torres Bermejas Castle
86 m
Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes
324 m
Hammam Al Ándalus
314 m
Arc of Granadas
120 m
Carmen de la Fundación Rodríguez Acosta
12 m
Museo de la Alhambra
318 m
Sephardic Museum
206 m
Archivo de la Real Chancillería de Granada
267 m
Fountain of Charles V
247 m
Klooster van Sint-Franciscus
325 m
Corrala de Santiago
235 m
Convento de Carmelitas Calzadas
318 m
Casa de los Girones
285 m
Jardín de los Adarves
224 m
Palacio de la Cuesta de Gomérez
144 m
Puerta de Bibarrambla
243 m
Casa Morisca en calle Santiago, nº 5
224 m
Instituto Gómez Moreno
85 m
Puerta de la Justicia
249 m
Casa Morisca en Corral Santiago, nº 9
236 m
Palacio de los Condes de Castillejo
308 m
Puente de Santa Ana
330 m
Puerta de las Armas, Alhambra
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