GRANADA

INTRODUCTION

1-History 2-Monuments and important places 3-Districts 4-Sports 5-Transport and Trade 6-Relief 7-Education

HISTORY

In 1238 , Alhamar (Islam governor) formed Granada. He belonged to the Nazari dynasty.

HISTORY (II)

The main language was the Arabic , but there were anothers less important like Castilian and Ladino.

The main Religion was the Islam. Coat of arms Flag

HISTORY (III)

In 1492 , Catholic Kings conquered Granada and they changed completely the way of life that Muslims had had.

The new Religion was the Catholic. The new language was the Castilian. Coat of arms

HISTORY(IV)

Granada has got a lot of Kings of different dynasties along these time , nowadays Granada belongs to Spain and it´s governed by the Bourbons.

Nowadays the official language is Spanish and you can practice the religion that you want because there is a democracy.

HISTORY (V)

Granada’s flag Coat of arms

MONUMENTS AND IMPORTANT PLACES Granada has got a lot of monuments

and important places. The mains will be explained in the next

slides (The Alhambra , Cathedral of Granada , Royal Chapel of Granada , The Generalife and The Science Park)

THE ALHAMBRA

We don´t know exactly when it was built ,but the first indication of its existence was in 889.

CATHEDRAL OF GRANADA

It was built between 1526 and 1561. It´s an Renaissance and Baroque

cathedral.

ROYAL CHAPEL OF GRANADA

It was built between 1505 and 1517 in the Gothic style and dedicated to St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist.

THE GENERALIFE

The palace and gardens were built during the reign of Muhammad III (1302-1309) and redecorated after by Abu I-Walid Isma'il. (1313-1324).

THE SCIENCE PARK

It was inaugurated in May 1995. It is one of the most important in the

world.

DISTRICTS

We can find a lot of districts in Granada , they are very important and they have so much culture.

They are Realejo , Albaycin , Zaidin , Sacromonte , Bib-Rambla and Cartuja.

THE REALEJO

Realejo was a Jewish neighborhood , nowadays it is a normal neighborhood.

THE ZAIDIN

Every Saturday morning there is a big outdoor market.

You can find The Carmenes.

THE ALBAYCIN

It was an Arabic neighborhood and it is very old, it attracts many tourists.

THE SACROMONTE

It is a cultural center dedicated to the preservation of cultural forms Gypsy

THE BIB-RAMBLA

Nowadays Bib-Rambla is a high point of gastronomy.

THE CARTUJA

It contains The Cartuja (an old monastery) and also you can find some Universities.

SPORTS

In Granada , the sport is based on football because Granada CF is in the first division of the Spanish football , Granada has not got Basket because it disappeared last year.

GRANADA CF

Granada CF is the football team of Granada , It was born in 1931.

It has not got trophies because he is a bad team.

Equipation Shield

TRANSPORT AND TRADE

In Granada , the transport is good , there are some buses , an airport , a train , taxis , and also there is a metropolitan in construction.

Also , there are some good commercial centers like Serrallo Plaza , Kinepolis , Neptuno and a lots more.

RELIEF

Granada is situated on a plain , at the foot of Sierra Nevada .

Also , there is a river Called Genil that crosses Granada.

EDUCATION

Granada is very famous because of his universities.

In Granada there are around 2.000 foreign people studying in his universities because they are very prestigious.

There is a problem “the money” , nowadays , there are a lot of problems of lack of money in Spain and the education is being punished because of this.

The universities are located in Cartuja and the centre of Granada.

EDUCATION (II)

The most important universities in Granada are:

Pharmaceutical Medical

EDUCATION (III)

The rest of the education in Granada is similar to Spain , but it is controlled by the Government of Andalucia.

We can distinguish 2 types of education centers:

-Public centers-> It is free. (It belongs to Government)

-Private centers-> It is not free. ( It belongs to a person)

THE END By :

-Alejandro Cabrera Rivas 4ºA

-Miguel Ángel Serrano Ríos 4ºA