María Zurita, Nazareth Vargas, Gracia Pascual, Esperanza Pérez y Miriam Dominguez

MEDINAT AL-ZAHARA

After the Caliphate statement, Abderramán III ordered to built a big city, which were the Omeya court seat. Córdoba turned into a capital with two seats: the “madina” and Medina Azahara, where bureaucracy and empire lived.The buildings started in 936, post by Maslama ben Abdllah.

TERRACESThe Caliphate

promoted an urban planning which as a

result gave the “ Arrabales de

Poniente”. It layed our from Yebel al-

Arus util Guadalquivir valley.

The sloped was used for set up the city in three

terraces: the highest was from the real family, the second was an official

zone, with the administration buildings and the reception hall; at the last terrace there was

a big gardens, in front Abderramán hall.

Around this mountain there

were located the village, next to

the western wall.

The city was perfectly drew

up: at the entrance there was a big angle which lead into

the police department.

A wall surrounded the

city, and another isolates the real

area.

INTERESTING MONUMENTS AT THE CITY

•Abderraman II hall or Reach hall: it was utilized for the reception of important embassies. It is decorated with reliefs on marble and wood. Its columns were of pink and blue marble.

INTERESTING MONUMENTS AT THE CITY

Aljama mosque: it is point to the Mecca, with a porch and a big hall divided in

five naves.

INTERESTING MONUMENTS AT THE CITY

Casa de Ya´far: with a joint in the angle, it was the heir prince

palace. It has a bathroom and an

official hall, a courtyard made with marble, and

it has a fountain.

INTERESTING MONUMENTS AT THE CITY

Medina Azahara mosque: it is located at the

south zone, with three naves.

AQUEDUCTSIt news creation meant a

land transformation, creating quarries,

communication networks, vegetable patches and farms. Also an ancient roman aqueduct was restored, and it was

installed a distribute, capture, store of water

The use of the water wheel as agricultural and industrial motive power is one of the hallmarks of the Arab civilization in Al-Andalus.