Medina Azahara

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Architecture · c. 936 · near Córdoba · Europe

Palace-city of Caliph Abd al-Rahman III, sacked as early as 1010

Medina Azahara — Kent Wang from Barcelona, Spain · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Style: Moorish style (al-Andalus) — Horseshoe arches, carved stucco and water in courtyards: al-Andalus's paradise in stone
Century: 10th century

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