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The contrast between the desolate ruined castles on the heights of the sun-baked mountain landscape, and the palaces in the cities, with their cool patios, babbling fountains and scented blossoms testifying to a lifestyle of elegant sophistication - this contrast has stimulated the imagination of the northern European ever since the days of the Romantic movement.
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taifa period, qibla wall, chief mosque, architectural ornamentation, prayer hall, domed hall, stucco decoration, two aisles
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Great Mosque, North Africa, Near East, Madrider Mitteilungen, Islamic Spain, Lion Court, Cuadernos de la Alhambra, Madrider Forschungen, Cuadernos de Madinat, Holy War, Patio del Yeso, Spanisch-islamische Systeme, Christian Spain, Martinez de Arizala, San Juan, Stephen's Gate, Cuarto Dorado, Delgado Valero, Ibn Abi, Middle Ages, Myrtle Court, New York, Sala de la Barca, Almonaster la Real, Ars Hispaniae
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