Title

Aljama Mosque, Madinat al-Zahara (Medina Azahara), Spain, 2007. Artist: Samuel Magal

Caption

Aljama Mosque, Madinat al-Zahara (Medina Azahara), Spain, 2007. The mosque Medina Azahara was consecrated in 941. It bore a close resemblance to the Great Mosque of Cordoba and has been called its 'little sister'. Madinat al-Zahra was a Muslim medieval town located about 5 kilometres from Cordoba. Its ruins were discovered in the early 20th century.

Date

1961

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal

Reference

HRM19D75_376

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (3,6Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5129 x 3419 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe city religious mosque country religion temple Spain Spanish continent European color colour Andalusian Andalusia ruins medieval archaeology ruin Muslim Islam Islamic Moslem location century photograph ruined archaeological site Cordoba archeology 21st century 10th Century tenth century mediaeval Middle Ages Ancient city ancient site TGN photograph Abd ar-Rahman III Sites & Photos Samuel Magal Aljama Mosque Madinat al-Zahara Medina Azahara Magal Samuel Abd ar-Rahman III photograph