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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Caliphate City of Medina Azahara' has mentioned 'Architecture' in the following places:
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| Contents 1 Name 2 History 2.1 Background 2.2 Construction and development 2.3 Life and government within the palace-city 2.4 Construction of Madinat az-Zahira by Almanzor 2.5 Decline and destruction 3 Geography 4 Architecture and layout 4.1 Overview 4.2 The lower level 4.2.1 The Aljama Mosque 4.3 The upper levels (palace areas) 4.3.1 Gates and entrances 4.3.1.1 North Gate 4.3.1.2 Bab al-Sudda (eastern portico) 4.3.2 Upper Basilical Hall (Dar al-Jund) 4.3.3 Dar al-Mulk 4.3.4 Court of the Pillars and nearby buildings 4.3.5 House of the Water Basin 4.3.6 House of Ja'far 4.3.7 The service area 4.3.8 Salxc3xb3n Rico (Reception Hall of Abd ar-Rahman III) 4.3.9 The Upper Garden and the Central Pavilion 4.3.10 The Lower Garden 4.4 Water infrastructure 5 Architectural influence and legacy 6 Archaeology and conservation 7 Museum 8 References 9 Bibliography 10 External links | WIKI |
| [31] The caliph himself would appear seated at the back and center of his audience chamber, surrounded by courtiers and officials, with the architecture designed to focus on his position. | WIKI |
| Architecture and layout[edit] | WIKI |
| [62] Felix Arnold, an archeologist and scholar on the topic of Islamic palace architecture in the region, suggests that the building's size means that it must have been the main audience hall of Madinat al-Zahra, which might identify it instead with either the Majlis ash-Sharqi ("Eastern Hall") or Majlis al-Gharbi ("Western Hall") mentioned in historical sources. | WIKI |
| Artistically, Medina Azahara played a great role in formulating a distinct Andalusian Islamic architecture (also referred to as "Moorish" architecture), as well as establishing a more particular "caliphal" style of the 10th century. | WIKI |
| [110][31] The basilical royal reception hall, as seen in the Salon Rico, is another distinctive creation here which became a distinctive feature of palace architecture in this region, as it contrasted with the domed and vaulted halls found in the eastern part of the Islamic world. | WIKI |
| Criterion (iv): The Caliphate City of Medina Azahara is an outstanding example of urban planning combining architectural and landscape approaches, the technology of urban infrastructure, architecture, decoration and landscape adaptation, illustrating the significant period of the 10th century CE when the Umayyad caliphate of Cordoba was proclaimed in the Islamic West. | UNESCO |