Learn more about the amazing artistic traditions of Al-Andalus (Islamic Spain)
c. 711–1492
By Dr. Elizabeth Macaulay
The Dome of the Rock. The Great Mosque in Damascus. The Great Mosque in Córdoba. These remarkable achievements are all Umayyad.
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By Dr. Sabahat Adil
This essay provides an overview of the art and architecture of the Islamic West (the Iberian Peninsula when it was under Islamic rule, and what is today Morocco in northwest Africa).
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By Dr. Diane Reilly
These eclectic buildings embody the close ties between Muslim, Jewish, and Christian cultures in medieval Spain.
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