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Palace-City of Madinat al-Zahra

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Palace-City of Medina Azzahra
Palace City of Madinat al-Zahra
Palace City of Medina Azzahra
Palace City of Madinat al Zahra
Palace-City of Madinat al-Zahra'
Palatine City of Madinat al-Zahra
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/46999
Date
936-1010
Description
Madinat al-Zahra, a planned palatine city located a few miles west of Cordoba, was founded by 'Abd al-Rahman III in 936, shortly after the proclamation of the Umayyad caliphate in al-Andalus. Construction continued during the reign of his successor al-Hakam II. The city is composed of three terraced platforms, separated from one another by walls, and enclosed by fortified walls. The uppermost terrace contained various buildings for government administration and royal ceremony, as well as residential quarters and gardens for the caliph and the court. The middle terrace was composed mainly of gardens with pavilions and pools, and orchards, while the lowest terrace contained the congregational mosque, markets, and probably residential quarters for the military and for the merchants associated with the market. Source: Archnet
 
exterior, ruined archway, 2007
 
Type of Work
Palace; City
Subject
Islam -- History, Royal palaces, Ruined cities, Umayyad dynasty, Architecture, Domestic, Islamic cities and towns, Architecture --Islamic influences, Architecture --Spain, Abd al-Rahman III, Caliph of Cordova, 891-961, Hakam II, Caliph of Spain, d. 976, Arches, Ruins
Rights
(c) Elisabeth Braun/Braun Media 2009
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