MADINAT AL-ZAHRA THE RADIANT CAPITAL OF ISLAMIC SPAIN

A beautifully illustrated exploration of the famed palace-city that was once the heart of Islamic SpainMadinat al-Zahra, a tenth-century palace-city on the western outskirts of Córdoba, Spain, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, stands as a testament to the multicultural environment fostered by its founders. Built by ?Abd al-Rahman III (r. 929961), a member of the Umayyad dynasty and the first caliph of al-Andalus, the city symbolized the caliphs aspiration to rule over the Fatimid Caliphs of Ifriqiya in North Africa and the Abbasid Cal...[Read more]