Tower of the Captive

The Torre de la Cautiva is a tower in the walls of the in , . It is one of several towers along the Alhambra's northern wall which were converted into a small palatial residence in the 14th century.
Wikipedia
Alfaguara56, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Tower
  • …stands 10 metres (33 feet) tall
  • Description: Tower in the Alhambra complex of Granada
  • Also known as
    “Captive’s Tower”
    “Torre de la Cautiva”
    “Torre of the Captive”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alhambra and Generalife.
Bernd Untiedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a palace and fortress complex located in , Spain. is situated 240 metres west of Tower of the Captive.
Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The was a summer palace and country estate… is situated 140 metres northeast of Tower of the Captive.
Alberto-g-rovi, CC BY 3.0.
is a palatial structure inside the… is situated 240 metres northwest of Tower of the Captive.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sacromonte and Albaicín.
Jebulon, CC0.
, sometimes also called Sacramonte…
Miguel303xm, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The , also spelled Albayzín, is a neighbourhood of , .
JiriMatejicek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood.

Tower of the Captive

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
37.17622° or 37° 10′ 34″ north
Longitude
-3.58629° or 3° 35′ 11″ west
Open location code
8C9R5CG7+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 92528800
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q72715409

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Tower of the Captive” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج الأسير”
  • Spanish: “Torre de la Cautiva”
  • Urdu: “برج محبوس”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Princesses Tower and Jardín del Convento de San Francisco.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Huerta Grande and Tower of the Cadi.

Granada: Highlights

Learn more about Almuñécar and Sierra Nevada.
“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”

Curious Towers to Discover

Uncover intriguing towers from every corner of the globe.