The mosaics of the Mosque of Cordoba
This book published by Henri Stern in 1971 is an interesting study (French is) on the mosaics that decorate the Mihrab of the Mosque of Cordoba. Beginning with a description of them in the dome and […]
Archeology
And Giralda Minaret
In these two interesting pictures we can see that the extension Hernan Ruiz worked with the construction of the bell tower, and the interior structure of the Almohad minaret ramps cast in Seville Giralda.
Evolution of the minaret andaluso-Maghrebi
The Arabic word al-manar from which the Spanish minaret consists Article (to the), by the prefix m of root location and nar / nur (fire / light), namely, trail. The idea is that the al-manar is the lighthouse […]
The Thesis Olagüe
THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION IN THE WEST Ignacio Olagüe chapter Synopsis of the Mosque of Cordoba. -The Mosque of Cordoba is the only monument of the eighth century that has come to us without being disfigured. -The literary evidence that […]
Coupled in the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba Spaces: sound limits
Construction Reports, Flight 58, Not 501 (2006) two:10.3989/Spaces ic.2006.v58.i501.396 coupled in the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba: the sound of R limits. Suarez, J. J. Sendra, J. Navarrese, A. The. Leon Summary Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba assumed, in its […]
Mosque gets its island of light
FEATURE: Signs Mosque gets his island light. The restoration of Christian Cruise returns its original lighting MANUEL J. ALBERT – Cordova – 30/01/2009 – The country's most important monument in Cordoba, its Mosquel, It is a building as […]
Las vigas expoliadas
The beams of the Mosque of Cordoba have written a “open case“in the recent history of the city recently come to auction at Christie's Room, five of them finally sold 1,5 million. […]
St. Stephen's Gate
First historical inscription of the mosque at the door of San Sebastián, also called St. Stephen. It referred to the works in the years ago 855-856 Translation by Muhammad I of M. Ocaña. He sent Prince, […]
The larch beams incorruptible Mosque
African larch wood, medium-sized tree that was introduced from Africa and appears in the wild in Southeast of the Iberian Peninsula, has traditionally been highly valued for joinery and marquetry work, since it is […]
The plane of Cordoba in the tenth century
A book, I can not remember which but I'll look, I took this shot of the city in times Caliphate. It could be a good basis for further work including certain data then city.