Marble Madinat Al Zahra Museu Arqueologico Cordoba

Its construction was ordered by the first caliph of al andalus abd al rahman iii in 936 or 940.

Marble madinat al zahra museu arqueologico cordoba.

Madinat al zahra is the city that the caliph abderramán iii ordered to be built to show the world the splendor of his caliphate. El delegado territorial de cultura turismo y deporte de la junta de andalucía francisco alcalde ha informado de que este mes de enero la actividad la pieza del mes que se celebra este domingo está dedicada a piezas procedentes de la ciudad califal de madinat al zahra en apoyo a la candidatura de este importante enclave arqueológico como patrimonio mundial de la unesco. As part of the political economic and ideological programme placed in operation after the establishment of the caliphate. Standing at the foot of a mountain known as la desposada the newly wedded woman are the ruins of conjunto arqueológico de madinat al zahra its construction which began in 936 was ordered by the first caliph of al andalus abderraman iii in honour of his favourite al zahra.

Madinat al zahra museum córdoba spain 1999 2009 the romantic image of ruins so often rejected for being nostalgic and anachronistic is nonetheless able to convey not only the evocative power of buildings from the past but also the destructive strength of time and nature. It is strategically located at the foot of sierra morena and far from the city of cordoba and its name means city of light history wanted the city not to reach the century of life and was devastated by the almohads years after being abandoned.