Fez, Masjid al-Qarawiyyin 859-60; 956; 1135; - History of Islamic Architecture (sitios de interés)

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Fez, Morocco
Masjid al-Qarawiyyin,
859-60; 956; 1135; 17th cent
Alawi, Almoravid, Idrisid

Fez was intimately linked to Islamic Spain - particularly after the 1492 Ferdinand's and Isabel's expulsion of Muslims and Jews from the Iberian Peninsula brought an influx of refugees into the city.
Visual references to the religious and palatine architecture of Islamic Spain are evident in the mosque's hypostyle plan, the 10th century square stone minaret (commissioned and funded by 'Abd al-Rahman III, the first Umayyad caliph of al-Andalus), and by the carved stucco, wood, and glazed tile (zilij) ornamental style derived from the Alhambra.
The Mosque of al-Qarawiyyin, is one of the world's oldest universities. Founded as a private oratory in 857 by Fatima, the daughter of a wealthy Qayrawani immigrant, the mosque is surrounded by madrasas, and was a major intellectual center in the medieval Mediterranean. Its prestigious academic reputation may have transcended religious divisions, if, as a popular tradition suggests, Gerbert of Auvergne (930-1003), who would become Pope Sylvester II and who is credited with introducing Arabic numerals to Europe, was once a student at al-Qarawiyyin. (from Wikipedia)






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