Category: Final Project

posts regarding the final project for Spain 2023 Field School: ‘A Meeting of Four Worlds’

Contextualizing Stylistic Eras 2

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Contextualizing Stylistic Eras 1

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Bibliography

The Alhambra, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alhambra Granada slideshow, Dan Hinman-Smith: https://www.misterdann.com/Granada.pptx Alcazar Real, Andalucia.com: https://www.andalucia.com/cities/seville/alcazar.htm Cordoba Synagogue, Synagogues360: https://synagogues-360.anumuseum.org.il/gallery/cordoba-synagogue/ Cordoba Synagogue, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B3rdoba_Synagogue Maimonides, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/maimonides/ Christopher…

Royal Alcazar of Seville

This was the first time we saw an Islamic influence on a tour. I was blown away by the detail in all the work of the buildings. The…

Guadalupe Monastery

Christian: Very clearly a Christian site, which we knew going in, but the exterior architecture reminded me very strongly of the Seville Cathedral. This place has a long…

Cordoba Synagogue

This synagogue is one of only a few remaining medieval synagogues in Spain today, it’s also the only one which remains in Andalusian Spain with the other two…

The Alhambra

The Alhambra was one of my favourite places we visited, both for its beauty and its connection to so many historical events and figures. The architecture and level…

Cathedral of Seville

This site was the first in a long theme; a previous mosque stood here, but during the Christian days it was torn down to build a cathedral. The…