Islamic Art & Architecture from Spain
Great Mosque, Cordoba: interior, arcades
Great Mosque, Cordoba: interior, dome
Interior dome/
detail
785-786, Umayyad period (enlarged ca.987) Great Mosque, Cordoba: interior, dome in front of the mihrab. added ca. 965 (during the reign of al-Hakam II)
Alhambra: Mexuar (Council Chamber)
Interior detail
ca. 14th C, Alhambra: Mexuar (Council Chamber), detail of wall decorated with calligraphic stucco work and glazed ceramic tile mosaics in geometric patterns.
Alhambra: Patio de los Leones (Courtyard of the Lions)
view from SE/
portico on W. side/
stone lions
ca. 14th C, Alhambra: Patio de los Leones (Courtyard of the Lions) with central fountain (12 stone lions, possibly Visigothic Christian or earlier Islamic, reused in this context).
detail of dome
14-15th C, Alhambra: Sala de los Abencerrajes, detail of dome showing stucco mocarabes, muqarnas, and attawriq stylized foliate designs.