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Spain, Madinat al-Zahra, Hall of Abd al-Rahman III

When Abd al-Rahman proclaimed himself Caliph in 929, he founded the palatial city of Madinat al-Zahra as his personal residence and capital of the new Caliphate state. The architecture of the palace was meant to serve as a magnificent representation of the sophisticated protocol that accompanied the caliph's high dignity of position. This is expressed in the splendor of the Hall of Abd al-Rahman III, with its position opening out onto a majestic garden, its basilica design with three naves, and the rich and profuse bas-relief arabesque decoration that covered its walls. Both sides of the central aisle are bordered by horseshoe arches, supported by columns of alternating colors. On the far wall there is a blind horseshoe arch, before which the caliph presumable sat for formal audiences.

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Title: Spain, Madinat al-Zahra, Hall of Abd al-Rahman III

Caption: When Abd al-Rahman proclaimed himself Caliph in 929, he founded the palatial city of Madinat al-Zahra as his personal residence and capital of the new Caliphate state. The architecture of the palace was meant to serve as a magnificent representation of the sophisticated protocol that accompanied the caliph's high dignity of position. This is expressed in the splendor of the Hall of Abd al-Rahman III, with its position opening out onto a majestic garden, its basilica design with three naves, and the rich and profuse bas-relief arabesque decoration that covered its walls. Both sides of the central aisle are bordered by horseshoe arches, supported by columns of alternating colors. On the far wall there is a blind horseshoe arch, before which the caliph presumable sat for formal audiences.

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Keywords: 10TH CENTURY • 10TH • AISLE • ANDALUCIA • ANDALUSIA • ARCADE • ARCH • ARCHAEOLOGY • ARCHEOLOGY • ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE • ARCHITECTURAL • ARCHITECTURE • ARCHITECTURE. • ARTFORM: STUCCO • BUILT STRUCTURE • CASTLE • COLUMN • COLUMNAR • COLUMNS • CORDOBA PROVINCE • CORDOBA • DECORATION • DECORATIONS • ESPANA • FORTRESS • GEOMETRIC • HALL OF ABD AL-RAHMAN III • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORIA • HISTORY • HISTORY. • HORIZONTAL • HORSESHOE ARCH • INDOORS • ISLAM • ISLAMISM • MADINAT AL-ZAHRA • MEDINA AZAHARA • MOORISH • MUSLIM • NO PEOPLE • PALACE • PALACES • PALACIO • PALAIS • PALAZZO • PATTERN • PILAR • PILLAR • PORTICO • SPAIN • STUCCO • TENTH CENTURY • TRAVEL DESTINATIONS • UMAYYAD • WALL • WITHOUT PEOPLE