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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. View across a tiled plaza terrace with a central octagonal pool toward the mountains in the gardens at Casa del Rey Moro in Ronda, Spain. The plantings include palms, cypress trees and pines The gardens were designed by French landscape gardener, Jean Claude Forestier in 1912. Casa del Rey Moro was built in the 18th Century and features a Water Mine, a "secret" passage that enabled workers to bring water up to the house from the Guadelevin River below. The passage goes through many chambers, including the "Room of Secrets." Text from nitrate negative: Casa del Rey Moro - Ronda, Spain 5-28-29 Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Ronda, Spain 5-28-29
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1411_0789 789 ark:/21198/zz002b6sg8
Language
English
Subject
Environment Gardens Landscape architecture International Pools Plazas Fountains Mountains Terraces (landscaped-site elements) Casa del Rey Moro (Ronda, Spain)
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