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House of Yafar, Palace of Madinat az-Zahra, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain

Facade of the House of Yafar, or portico of the prime minister, at the Palace of Madinat az-Zahra, a royal palace built 936-945 by Abd-ar-Rahman III al-Nasir, 912ñ961, Umayyad Caliph of Cordoba, outside Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The portico consists of 3 horseshoe arches supported by 4 columns, surrounded by a rectangular frame with carved decoration. The complex was extended under Al-Hakam II, 961-976, and sacked and abandoned in 1010. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Facade of the House of Yafar, or portico of the prime minister, at the Palace of Madinat az-Zahra, a royal palace built 936-945 by Abd-ar-Rahman III al-Nasir, 912ñ961, Umayyad Caliph of Cordoba, outside Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The portico consists of 3 horseshoe arches supported by 4 columns, surrounded by a rectangular frame with carved decoration. The complex was extended under Al-Hakam II, 961-976, and sacked and abandoned in 1010. Picture by Manuel Cohen