Moorish Architecture in Andalusia (Big Series : Architecture and Design)
Publisher: Benedikt Taschen Verlag
Published: June 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9783822896327
Subjects: Architecture; Islamic studies; History Of Architecture; Art; Spain; General; Reference
First sentence: 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.