Contemporary chorographies of Granada. Research through drawing and its possible unexpected results

Abstract

Architectural drawing has always been used as a tool of expression as well as for study and exploration. The aim of this research work is to find an approach to chart chorographies of the historic urban landscape of Granada by using current cartographic techniques. In relation to this, it was critical to study the methodology of a chorographer from the Renaissence such as Anton van den Wyngaerde. When we first outlined the way of tracing these chorographies, an unexpected result came up. Setting the topography as a fundamental element in the urban configuration of Granada, we began to realize that the main hills upon which Granada is set converge at the same place: the Cathedral. To be more precise, they do so on the supposed location of the Turpiana Tower, the minaret of the old Main Mosque. This discovery may lead to a new contribution to the debate about the city and its landscape.

Keywords

• corografía
• cartografía
• topografía
• granada
• wyngaerde
• dibujar
• mezquita
• urbanismo
• ciudad
• paisaje
• torre turpiana