Alcazaba
Malaga, Spain
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walls of the Alcazaba
climbing Gibralfaro hill
Malaga, Spain
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Alcazaba de Málaga, originally built in the 11th century
Malaga, Andalusia, Spain
this section is a reconstruction on top of the original foundations and based on surviving illustrations
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Alcazaba de Málaga, originally built in the 11th century
Malaga, Andalusia, Spain
this section is a reconstruction on top of the original foundations and based on surviving illustrations
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arches in the Alcazaba de Málaga,
Malaga, Spain
an Arab palace / fort begun in the 11th century. After the collapse of the Caliphate of Cordoba in 1031, Malaga was capital of a Taifa (small successor state, it existed 1026-1057)
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patio in the Alcazaba de Málaga,
Malaga, Spain
Most of this palace was reconstructed or restored in the 20th century on the basis of archeological remains. The first (southern) courtyard, known as the Patio de los Naranjos ('Courtyard of the Orange Trees'), has preserved two original pools and their paved tile decoration.
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arches in the Alcazaba de Málaga,
Malaga, Spain
an Arab palace / fort begun in the 11th century. After the collapse of the Caliphate of Cordoba in 1031, Malaga was capital of a Taifa (small successor state, it existed 1026-1057)
arches in the Alcazaba de Málaga,
Malaga, Spain
built in the first half of the 11th century)
an Arab palace / fort begun in the 11th century. After the collapse of the Caliphate of Cordoba in 1031, Malaga was capital of a Taifa (small successor state, it existed 1026-1057)
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view south from the Alcazaba de Málaga,
Malaga, Spain
on the left edge: casa consistorial de Málaga, Built 1911 - 1919, Nine years later one of the architects became Mayor...
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Alcazaba de Málaga,
Malaga, Spain
an Arab palace / fort begun in the 11th century
"The inner or upper enclosure can only be accessed through the Puerta de los Cuartos de Granada ('Gate of the Granada Quarters', also known as the Puerta de los Arcos) a heavily-fortified gate on the western side of the enclosure. This gate is flanked by towers and has a straight passage with two doorways, between which is a small space open to the sky where defenders could attack intruders from above. The gate fell into ruin over the centuries and was largely demolished in 1854; the current structure was reconstructed in the 20th century with the help of historical illustrations."
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Alcazaba de Málaga,
Malaga, Spain
an Arab palace / fort begun in the 11th century. After the collapse of the Caliphate of Cordoba in 1031, Malaga was capital of a Taifa (small successor state)
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Alcazaba de Málaga,
Malaga, Spain
an Arab palace / fort begun in the 11th century
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Alcazaba de Málaga,
Malaga, Spain
an Arab palace / fort begun in the 11th century
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Alcazaba de Málaga,
Malaga, Spain
~ Built in the 11th century by the small Taifa (kingdom) of Malaga, after the Calphate of Cordoba had collapsed
~ visible here: recycled spolia from Roma Malaga
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Alcazaba de Málaga,
Malaga, Spain
a modern addition of a "riad" of Western Islamic cultures
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Alcazaba de Málaga, Puerta de las Columnas
Malaga, Spain
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Alcazaba de Málaga,
Malaga, Spain
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Alcazaba de Málaga, Malaga, Spain
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Alcazaba de Málaga, Malaga, Spain
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