moorish architecture

     

Moorish architecture is a term use to describe the articulated Islamic architecture of North Africa and parts of Spain and Portugal where the Moors were dominant from 711-1492. The best surviving examples are La Mezquita in Cordoba and the Alhambra palace (mainly 1338-1390), and also the Giralda in 1184. Other notable examples include the ruined palace city of Medina Azahara (936-1010), the church (former mosque) San Cristo de la Luz in Toledo, the AljaferĂ­a in Saragossa and baths at for example Ronda and Alhama de Granada.

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