The Caliphal minaret of The hermitage of Santiago Apostol del Camino in Medina Sidonia (Cádiz)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17561/aytm.v9i0.1575Keywords:
Minaret, mosque, Caliphate, Medina SidoniaAbstract
The hermitage under the narre of Santiago Apos- tol, which is placed in the surroundings of Medina Sidonia, posseses an extraordinary interesting tower with battlements. It was originally a maedieval muslim building partially devasted and rebuilt as a fortified tower to protect the peasants in the area. It isactually the only minaret from an Omeya Age with a caliphal ashllar work which is known until this moment out of Cordoba city. lts chronology may be settled at the end of the I Oth century not only due to its building features (measurements and location) but also by its square floor, organized around a wide pillar and the type of pointed ceiling in the stepping places and the cement used. In this building we can identify some material from the premuslim time, although it is not proved the existence in this place of any building previous to the mosque we have related to the minaret.
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