ABSTRACT
The southern wall of the Medieval access road to the Generalife is part of a set of earthen structures that make up the Large Orchard of the Generalife. Parts of these structures, which have barely been touched ever since they were built, are clearly in a poor state of conservation. In 2004 a study, supported by the Getty Institute, began on these walls. In collaboration with Universidad de Granada, restoration works were carried out in 2005 to consolidate the walls by means of the high-pressure earth mortar injection system. The study analyses this and other repairs of different periods from different points of view, as well as the current stage of restoration works, in order to establish evaluative criteria based on real models of the aging of different techniques. The present study comprises research into the optimum strategy regarding the general restoration of earthen structures in the Alhambra palace complex.
