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The Age of the Great Caliphates (900–1000 CE)
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This chapter discusses how competition between two Islamic empires launched a Golden Age for palatial architecture in the Western Mediterranean during the Tenth Century. Trying to outdo rivals and attain global representation, the Fatimid caliphs of North Africa and the Umayyad caliphs of Córdoba founded palatial cities on a scale not seen before in the west, and realized ambitious building projects. Each developed its own style of architecture, based in part on Abbasid prototypes, in part on local traditions. Prominent Fatimid sites include Mahdīya, Manṣūriya, Raqqāda, Aǧdābiyā, and Ašīr. For the Umayyads, the cities of Córdoba and Madīnat az-Zahrā’ as well as their “suburban” surroundings included architectural feats like the Dār al-Mulk, the Salón Rico, and the Munyat ar-Rummāniya. Together the achievements of both dynasties evince the increased importance of the beholder’s perspective in the Islamic architecture of the West— a development which may have influenced art in the Renaissance.
Title: The Age of the Great Caliphates (900–1000 CE)
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This chapter discusses how competition between two Islamic empires launched a Golden Age for palatial architecture in the Western Mediterranean during the Tenth Century.
Trying to outdo rivals and attain global representation, the Fatimid caliphs of North Africa and the Umayyad caliphs of Córdoba founded palatial cities on a scale not seen before in the west, and realized ambitious building projects.
Each developed its own style of architecture, based in part on Abbasid prototypes, in part on local traditions.
Prominent Fatimid sites include Mahdīya, Manṣūriya, Raqqāda, Aǧdābiyā, and Ašīr.
For the Umayyads, the cities of Córdoba and Madīnat az-Zahrā’ as well as their “suburban” surroundings included architectural feats like the Dār al-Mulk, the Salón Rico, and the Munyat ar-Rummāniya.
Together the achievements of both dynasties evince the increased importance of the beholder’s perspective in the Islamic architecture of the West— a development which may have influenced art in the Renaissance.
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