La restauración de un baluarte de artillería de los Reyes Católicos construido entre 1492-1495 sobre un puente nazarí en la Puerta del Arrabal de la Alhambra (Granada, España)

A previously unknown Nasrid bridge, part of a hydraulic complex, was discovered beneath the Puerta del Arrabal bastion—a 15th-century artillery fortification built by the Catholic Monarchs (1492–1495) in Granada’s Alhambra. This finding reveals how the structure's design leveraged existing infrastructure to expedite construction and optimize defensive positioning, bridging a stream while dominating surrounding terrain, including the Generalife gardens. Restoration efforts (2022–2024) employed minimal interventions to preserve historical integrity, reversing 20th-century alterations while maintaining the bastion’s transitional military architecture significance—marking a shift from medieval to early modern fortifications with firearm adaptability.

Orihuela-Uzal, A., García-Pulido, L. J., & Reyes-Martínez, A. (2025). La restauración de un baluarte de artillería de los Reyes Católicos construido entre 1492-1495 sobre un puente nazarí en la Puerta del Arrabal de la Alhambra (Granada, España). PROCEEDINGS of the International Conference on Fortifications of the Mediterranean Coast FORTMED 2025. Vol. 19, 657–664. https://doi.org/10.4995/fortmed2025.2025.20309