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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.
Built during the Neolithic and Bronze Age out of large stone blocks, these monuments form chambers with lintelled roofs or false cupolas. These three tombs, buried beneath their original earth tumuli, are one of the most remarkable architectural works of European prehistory and one of the most important examples of European Megalithism. [67]
The historian al-Tabari transmits a tradition attributed to Caliph Uthman, who stated that the road to Constantinople was through Hispania, "Only through Spain can Constantinople be conquered. If you conquer [Spain] you will share the reward of those who conquer [Constantinople]". The conquest of Hispania followed the conquest of the Maghreb. [7]
The calle Bailén n.º 12 is a building founded on remnants of the Walls. This was built in 1970s, [18] and though by then it already was an Artistic Historical Monument, two sections of the Walls and a tower were destroyed -one to make site to the building, and other to give way to its tenants-.
The current legislation regarding historical monuments in Spain dates from 1985. However, Monumentos nacionales (to use the original term) were first designated in the nineteenth century. It was a fairly broad category for national heritage sites protecting, for example, the Alhambra.
Royal Chapel of Granada is built over the former terrace of the Great Mosque. [35] Basílica de Santa María de la Asunción: Arcos de la Frontera: Church was built in 15th-16th century on the remains of a Moorish mosque. Site dates back to 8th-9th century. [36] [36] Baza Cathedral: Baza: Cathedral was built on the site of an old mosque in 16th ...
Francoist monuments and memorials in Spain (10 P) M. Monumental columns in Spain (5 P) O. Obelisks in Spain (4 P) S. Triumphal arches in Spain (1 C, 4 P)
Pages in category "Buildings and structures of the Mughal Empire" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.