Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Caliphate City of Medina Azahara' has mentioned 'Palaces' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| Only about 10 hectares of the 112 hectares (0.43 sqxc2xa0mi) of the city have been excavated and partially restored, but this area includes the main palaces. | WIKI |
| [15] However, there is evidence that only the palaces were protected by a wall at first and that the outer city wall was added after residential areas had already begun to develop outside the palace. | WIKI |
| The palaces housed the caliph's household, including a large number of concubines. | WIKI |
| The palaces were furnished with silks, tapestries, and various luxury objects. | WIKI |
| [30] Among the wonders reported by historical chronicles about the palaces, Al-Maqqari described a domed hall in the palace which contained a pool of liquid mercury which reflected light and could be stirred to create dazzling ripples of light, although the location of this hall has not been found by modern archeologists. | WIKI |
| Various members of the caliph's family, or other wealthy elites, also built their own villas and palaces in the countryside around Cordoba during this period of prosperity in the 10th century. | WIKI |
| [38][40][39] The location of the palace, which has never been excavated, is still debated: it may have been between Cordoba and Madinat az-Zahra to the west, or it may have been built to the east of Cordoba, in order to draw the focus of power away from the earlier Umayyad palaces. | WIKI |
| Today only about 10 of the 112 hectares (0.43 sqxc2xa0mi) of the city have been excavated and restored, although this area includes the main palaces. | WIKI |
| [3] The highest point of the city was at the centre of its northern wall (near the palaces), which is 215 meters above sea level, while the lowest point, to the south and nearer to the river, is 70 meters lower. | WIKI |
| [12] Most of the modern excavations have focused on the Alcazar and its palaces, and these are the areas visitors can access today. | WIKI |
| According to historical Arabic sources, the three levels of the city had distinct functions: the uppermost level housed the private palaces of the caliph and his closest associates, the middle terrace housed the buildings of the state administration and the residences of high officials, and the much larger lower level was for the common people and the army. | WIKI |
| The central zone, about 600 meters wide and located to the south of the palaces above, was occupied by gardens and orchards. | 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 |
| It could be reached from the palaces via a covered ramp passage in the eastern wall of the Upper Garden's terrace. | WIKI |
| [74] Felix Arnold notes that because the doorways of the three halls were aligned with each other and faced outwards from the edge of the palace terrace, they would have offered views of the distant horizon across the valley, but not onto a private garden or courtyard as was typical in many Islamic palaces in the history of the region. | WIKI |
| [82] D. Fairchild Ruggles, a scholar of historic Islamic gardens, indicates that the garden of this house is also known as the "Prince's Garden" and may have been enjoyed by elite residents of the palaces. | WIKI |
| Felix Arnold notes that these proportions are frequently used in Islamic architecture and are also found in the audience hall of one of the Fatimid palaces in Mahdia. | WIKI |
| [113] Courtyards with symmetrically-divided gardens, later known as riyads (or riads), would go on to become a typical feature of later Andalusi palaces, including the Alhambra, as well as in Moroccan architecture and beyond. | WIKI |