Asturias Flashcards
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Asturias
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As the last of the Visigoths were conquered and the Emirate of Cordoba was established, a new Christian Kingdom in the north emerged in the 8th C
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5 Monuments of Oviedo
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The Oviedo monuments innovate church design,
with a verticality, raised arcaded transept /
rostrum, side chambers
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al-hambra
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which refers to the red color of the earth used to make the rammed earth walls.
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Ibn al-Ahmar
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the founder of the Nasrid dynasty after 1248.
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Albaicin
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the site of the “old citadel” built by the earlier Zirids
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Alhambra
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the Nasrid citadel
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Generalife
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Palace garden-farm retreat
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Ibn Zamrak
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poet
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Muqarnas
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A form of decorative vaulting in Islamic architecture.
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Zelij
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mosaic tile work Carved plaster
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Mirador
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a turret or tower attached to a building and providing an extensive view.
