AN ISLAMIC HISTORY OF EUROPE 2 OF 6

BBC: AN ISLAMIC HISTORY OF EUROPE PART 2 OF 6

Major Monuments in the Muslim World:

WESTERN EUROPE

Great Mosque of Seville: Seville, Spain 1172, Famous for its minaret "la Giralda"

Bab Mardum Mosque: Toledo, Spain 999-1000, The story of the Ribbed vaults and the Gothic inspiration.

Al-Jaferia Palace: Zaragoza, Spain 1050-1083, Most important building of the Taifa Period in Andalusia.

Great Mosque of Cordoba: Cordoba, Spain 700-900, The pearl of the Ummayad Khilafa in Andalusia

Al-Hambra: Granada, Spain 11-1400, L'Ahambra! L'Ahambra! Palais que les genies Ont dore comme un reve et rempli d'harmonies (Victor Hugo)
La Ziza Palace: Palermo 1166, Muslim architecture in Sicily