Editing Granada (section)

====Generalife====
{{Main|Generalife}}
[[File:Patio de la Acequia (Generalife) - DSC07863 (slightly cropped and sharpened).jpg|alt=|thumb|294x294px|The Generalife Palace]]
The [[Generalife]] is a Nasrid-era country estate or summer palace located just east of the Alhambra, on a sloping site above it. It was first built by [[Muhammad II of Granada|Muhammad II]] and [[Muhammad III of Granada|Muhammad III]] in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.{{Sfn|Ruggles|2000|pp=155–156}}{{Sfn|Arnold|2017|p=257}} This palace features several rectangular garden courtyards with decorated pavilions at either end and it was originally linked to the Alhambra by a walled corridor that crosses the valley between the two. It underwent modifications and redecoration under multiple later Nasrid rulers.{{Sfn|López|2011|pp=219–237}}

The Generalife also underwent major alterations by Christian Spanish builders in the 16th century, which imparted Renaissance elements on the palace.{{Sfn|López|2011|pp=219–237}} In the 20th century a large area of modern landscaped gardens, known as the ''Jardines Nuevos'' ('New Gardens'), were added to the south of the Nasrid palace and form the main approach to it today. These date in large part to the work of [[Leopoldo Torres Balbás]] and Francisco Prieto Moreno, between 1931 and 1951, who incorporated both [[Italy|Italian]] and Moorish influences in their design.{{Sfn|López|2011|pp=219–237}}<ref name=":62">{{Cite book |last=Hussain |first=Farhat A |title=Gardens and Landscapes in Historic Building Conservation |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |year=2014 |isbn=9781118508145 |editor-last=Harney |editor-first=Marion |location=Oxford |pages=421–429 |chapter=The Gardens of the Alhambra |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r4NPAwAAQBAJ&pg=PP1 }}</ref> An open-air auditorium was also added in 1952.{{Sfn|López|2011|pp=219–237}} Along with the Alhambra, the Generalife is a major tourist attraction and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.<ref name="UNESCO" />