UNIT  12  MIDDLE  AGES  ARCHITECTURE

MUSLIM  ART
Muslims were nomad people without a previous artistic tradition, so they adopted the artistic manifestations of the civilizations they conquered. This way they took and mixed artistic elements from:

• Roman Empire
• Byzantine Empire
• Asian civilizations
• Visigothic Empire

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Here you have the most famous examples of Muslim architecture in Spain.

If you want to follow the chronology of all these monuments, visit the blog of this teacher 

 

Mosque of Cordoba:

 

Palace of Medina Azahara in Cordoba:

 

  


Mosque of Bib-al-Mardum (Cristo de la Luz) in Toledo:

  


Palace of Aljafería in Zaragoza:

  

  

Alcazar in Málaga:

  

Giralda y Torre del Oro in Sevilla:

    

La Alhambra in Granada: