Jardín de los Adarves, Military fortress garden at Alhambra entrance, Granada, Spain.
Jardín de los Adarves stretches along elevated ramparts at the Alhambra entrance and features orange trees, magnolias, rose bushes, and jasmine vines. The plants rise above the Alcazaba walls, creating layered views across the lower town.
In 1628, Íñigo López de Mendoza transformed this former artillery platform into a garden, adding stone fountains and decorative water troughs at both ends. This conversion linked military function with horticultural design.
Verses from poet Francisco A. de Icaza are inscribed on the garden walls, referencing a blind guitarist who performed in Granada's streets. These words connect the space to the city's literary past.
The garden entrance sits beside Torre de la Pólvora and is included in standard Alhambra admission tickets. The space is easy to locate and accessible during regular complex hours.
An eastern water trough from 1628 displays marine figures, while the western end features a white marble basin with different decorative elements. These two distinct structures frame the garden like paired bookends.
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