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Moorish Architecture

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Since the 700's Spain has had a population of Muslims who migrated to the country. Al-andulus was a place were the Arab community inhabited in Spain.Arab community did not have many rights until Abd al Rahman came to fight and conquered. The Moors ruled large parts of what they called al-Andalus and are known today largely for the remarkable architecture they built in southern Spain. Building on and often with the remains of Roman and Visigoth buildings, the Moors built a series of mosques, citadels, and palaces filled with ornate plaster carvings and tile work. From the geometric grid designs on the minaret that now is part of the Sevilla Cathedral's Giralda bell tower to the symmetrically arrayed gardens and fountains of the Generalife, examples of the stunning work of Moorish architects and craftsmen abound in such cities Spanish cities as Sevilla, Grenada, Cordoba and Zaragoza. eu.
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre's successful paintings involved the exposure of light passing vivid paintings. Louis collected his knowledge through apprenticeships and did it in architecture, theatre design, and panoramic painting. Louis was Inspired by camera obscura, and he tried to find a way to preserve the image that it creates. Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre's was a french painter however he felt very inspired by the influence of moorish Arcitechire in spain that he felt the need to paint one himself.
Inequality of sexes Spanish men who had mixed with mestiza women had a higher status than Spanish women who had mixed with mestizo men