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Symbol of rich Muslim culture and innovative architecture, Cordoba Mosque is one of the magnificent buildings Muslims ever built. Muslims Ruled Spain for more than 600 years and built masterpieces one after one but Mosque of Cordoba stands out as one of the best. It inspired later Spanish generations or even Modern European civilization. Now even it is converted into Church still it is remembered as Muslim Masterpiece. Read complete article from Source given below:http://www.risethemag.com/viewarticles.aspx?aid=14
I believe that Cordoba was the Muslim capital of Andalusia (Spain) during the Middle Ages, was it not? It's interesting how the Muslims of Spain flourished culturally even as they separated themselves politically from the Muslims of the East.
Interesting post and welcome to Western Civ, emaad. I think it's interesting how different civilizations mixed, shared, and were even influenced by each other.I questioned this part of the part of the article:
Meanwhile, the substantial use of both horseshoe and polylobed arches in Cordoba was a source of inspiration for their European adoption....Progressively, Muslims mastered this style and produced remarkable domes such as those found in Morocco, Telemcen and Isfahan.
I thought horseshoe arches and domes originated in Roman times, but it appears they originated from Syrian and early Arabic architecture.
I thought horseshoe arches and domes originated in Roman times, but it appears they originated from Syrian and early Arabic architecture.
The "horseshoe" arch was a specific type of arch that differed from the "Roman" arch, which was the bread and butter feature of Roman architecture. Below, see a horseshoe arch and then a Roman arch. Note how the voussoirs of the horseshoe arch (the individually-cut stones, including the keystone, that create the arch itself) form about a 3/4 circle, whereas the Roman arch makes a 1/2 circle.
