List of Moorish structures in Spain and Portugal information
The mihrab area of the Great Mosque of Córdoba (8th–10th centuries)
The Giralda tower (right), a former minaret (12th century), now part of the Seville Cathedral
The Alhambra complex in Granada, dating from the Nasrid period (13th–15th centuries), with later Christian Renaissance additions
This is a list of preserved or partly-preserved Moorish architecture in Spain and Portugal from the period of Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula (known as al-Andalus) from the 8th to 15th centuries. The list is organized by geographic location.
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This is a listof preserved or partly-preserved Moorish architecture inSpainandPortugal from the period of Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula (known...
important buildings during Arab rule inPortugal. They formed an important part ofMoorish architecture. Portuguese mosques and religious buildings had a square...
Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar; and to the west by Portugaland the Atlantic Ocean. Spain's capital...
status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. As of 2023, Portugal had an estimated population of 10,639,726 inhabitants. Its population...
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North Atlantic Ocean andin the north and east, the Portugal-Spain border constitutes the longest uninterrupted border-line in the European Union. Its...
modernist architectural movement and which flourished from the 1950s to the 1970s. The following list provides numerous examples of this architectural style worldwide...
ancestry of modern Iberians (comprising the SpanishandPortuguese) is consistent with the geographical situation of the Iberian Peninsula in the South-west...
incomplete listof historical buildings andstructuresin Macau. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Portuguese colonial architecture in Macau. Macauheritage...
Lisbon (/ˈlɪzbən/; Portuguese: Lisboa [liʒˈβoɐ] ) is the capital and largest city ofPortugal, with an estimated population of 548,703 as of 2022 within its...
the Moorish Umayyad invasion of Hispania and the subsequent expulsion, during the Reconquista, all have made an imprint on the country's culture and history...
Spanish Baroque, Spanish Colonial, Moorish Revival and Mexican Churrigueresque architecture. The style is marked by the prodigious use of smooth plaster...
present-day PortugalandSpain that adopted the Latin language as Roman settlers moved in. This is also the origin of the luso- prefix, seen in terms like...
for Spain's Pacific empire and for Spanish control over the East Indies. In the beginning, Portugal was the only serious threat to Spanish hegemony in the...
Citadels in Indus Valley were almost 12 meters tall. The purpose of these structures, however, remains debated. Though the structures found in the ruins of Mohenjo-daro...
Navigator (son of John I ofPortugal) embarked on the conquest of the Moorish port of Ceuta, in northern Morocco. This expedition by the king and his fleet...
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defensive structures, homes and places of worship to suit their requirements and means. The formal organization of the Portuguese state resulted in a process...
Rococo, which appeared in France and Central Europe until the mid to late 18th century. In the territories of the SpanishandPortuguese Empires including...
Spanish: [aˈlambɾa]; Arabic: الْحَمْرَاء, romanized: al-ḥamrāʼ ) is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the...
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