Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Caliphate City of Medina Azahara' has mentioned 'Gate' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
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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 |
| [52] Aside from the North Gate which led to the palaces, at least two other gates in the city's outer wall are known: the Bab al-Qubba ("Gate of the Dome") in the middle of the southern wall and the Bab al-Shams ("Gate of the Sun") in the eastern wall. | WIKI |
| The latter gate was flanked on one side by a minaret with a square base. | WIKI |
| North Gate[edit] | WIKI |
| Remains of the North Gate, the main entrance to the site for visitors today | WIKI |
| [20] It is also known as the North Gate (Puerta Norte in Spanish). | WIKI |
| To the west of the gate was the caliph's private palace (the Dar al-Mulk) and to the east was the administrative district and the Upper Basilical Hall (the Dar al-Jund). | WIKI |
| The official and ceremonial entrance to the palace areas, however, was located further east and was known as Bab al-Sudda ("Forbidden Gate" or "Gate of the Threshold"). | WIKI |
| [20] This gate formed one end of the long road which led between the palaces and the city of Cordoba to the east, and it is believed to be the entrance where ambassadors or guests were received. | WIKI |
| The gate consisted of a monumental portico: a long row of huge horseshoe arches running roughly north-to-south. | WIKI |
| On top of the gate's portico structure was a viewing platform where the caliph could sit and observe events on the plaza below. | WIKI |
| Inside the gate, a ramped street then led up to the terrace of the Upper Basilical Hall. | WIKI |
| Visitors to the city reached this area by walking up a ramped street that started on the central axis of the Bab al-Sudda gate and climbed its way to the terrace above, bending 180 degrees several times along the way. | WIKI |
| [78][77][79] To the north of this building is another residential complex, and east of that (close to the north gate) are two other courtyard houses separated by a ramp between them. | WIKI |