Comares Tower
Comares Tower is a tower in Granada, Granada, Andalusia. Comares Tower is situated nearby to the garden Court of the Myrtles, as well as near the palace Mexuar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Harvey Barrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alhambra and Court of the Myrtles.
Alhambra
Photo: Bernd Untiedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the historic Islamic world. Alhambra is situated 180 metres south of Comares Tower.
Court of the Myrtles
Garden
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Court of the Myrtles is the central part of the Comares Palace inside the Alhambra palace complex in Granada, Spain. It is located east of the Mexuar and west of the Palace of the Lions.
Mexuar
Palace
Photo: Rumomo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mexuar is a section of the Nasrid palace complex in the Alhambra of Granada, Spain. It served as the entrance wing of the Comares Palace, the official palace of the sultan and the state, and it housed various administrative functions.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Albaicín and Sacromonte.
Albaicín
Quarter
Photo: Miguel303xm, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Albaicín, also spelled Albayzín, is a neighbourhood of Granada, Spain. It is centered around a hill on the north side of the Darro River which passes through the city.
Sacromonte
Neighborhood
Sacromonte, sometimes also called Sacramonte, is a traditional neighbourhood in the eastern area of the city of Granada in Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the six neighbourhoods that make up the urban district of Albayzín and borders the neighbourhoods of Albayzín, San Pedro, Realejo-San Matías, El Fargue and Haza Grande.
Comares Tower
- Type: Tower
- Also known as: “Torre de Comares”
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.17758° or 37° 10′ 39″ northLongitude
-3.58968° or 3° 35′ 23″ westElevation
717 metres (2,352 feet)Height
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
8C9R5CH6+24OpenStreetMap ID
way 196481141OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerGeoNames ID
11876097Wikidata ID
Q72706915
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In Other Languages
From Korean to Spanish—“Comares Tower” goes by many names.
- Korean: “코마레스 탑 및 대사의 방”
- Spanish: “Torre de Comares”
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