In 1987, it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, solidifying its status as one of Spain's most significant and evocative monuments. Islamic architecture Spain© flickr The Alhambra, Granada ...

Spain, a land of diverse and captivating history, owes a significant part of its cultural tapestry to the Moors. Their lasting influence is evident in various facets of Spanish life.

Even as Islam slowly grew over the centuries to be the majority religion in Spain, this spirit was largely, if not always perfectly, maintained. Pluralistic though it was, Islamic Spain was no ...

Senior thesis completed at Trinity College for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Art History. Abstract This art history thesis focuses on the structure of the Alhambra and the significance of elements ...

The Alhambra palace-fortress complex was built in the mid-13th century by the Nasrid rulers of Spain and is considered the pinnacle of Islamic architecture on the Iberian peninsula. Spain’s ...

Muslim conquest The graves date all the way back to the time when Muslim armies from North Africa that were allied with Islam's Umayyad caliphate in Damascus invaded what is now Spain in A.D. 711.

Arab influence in Spain dates to the early 700s, not long after the founding of Islam, when Muslims from North Africa crossed the Strait of Gibraltar (from the Arabic for “Tariq’s rock”).

Wars became increasingly religious in nature which deepened Spain’s religious divide. Ultimately, Christian kingdoms gained the upper hand as the Muslim kingdoms of Islamic Spain fell.