Castle of Gormaz
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The Castle of Gormaz is a large castle located in Gormaz, Spain. Its current structure was built in 965 to defend the borders of the Caliphate of Cordoba. At the time of its construction, it was the l
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View of the castle from the south
The northern wall
The southern walls
Umayyad state of Córdoba
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The Emirate of Córdoba, and from 929, the Caliphate of Córdoba, was an Arab Islamic state ruled by the Umayyad dynasty from 756 to 1031. Its territory comprised most of the Iberian Peninsula, the Bale
Castle of Gormaz
…Fortaleza de Gormaz or Castillo de Gormaz) is a large castle located in Gormaz, Spain. Its current structure was built in 965 to defend the borders of the Caliphate of Cordoba. At the time of its construction, it was the largest fortress in Europe. The castle is located 13 kilometers south-east of El Burgo de Osma, at Gormaz…
Almanzor's troops, as represented in the Cantigas de Santa Maria. The chamberlain carried out wide-ranging military reforms.
The Grand Mosque of Cordoba's hypostyle hall with two-tiered arches in the original section of the mosque built under Emir Abd al-Rahman I.
Gold dinar of Hisham II, dated 396 AH (1006–7 CE)
The Pyxis of al-Mughira, a carved ivory casket made at Madinat al-Zahra dated to 968