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Xi'an, as the primary city on China's silk road, is full of Muslim influence that is reflected in the very unique style of local cuisine. Below is one of the numerous streets that are full of food vendors. It would take days to walk through them all.
(From the digital archive of my own photos, 2019)
View from the northeast of the castle in a windy morning.
The Castle of Zafra (Spanish: Castillo de Zafra) is a 12th-century castle located in the municipality of Campillo de Dueñas, in Guadalajara, Spain.
Built in the late 12th or early 13th centuries on a sandstone outcrop in the Sierra de Caldereros, it stands on the site of a former Visigothic and Moorish fortification that fell into Christian hands in 1129.
It had considerable strategic importance as a virtually impregnable defensive work on the border between Christian and Muslim-ruled territory.
The castle was never conquered and was successfully defended against the King of Castile in the 13th century.
The successful completion of the Reconquista at the end of the 15th century ended its military significance.
Although it fell into ruin in the following centuries, since 1971 it has progressively been restored by its private owners.
It can be visited with permission from the owners.
Filming location: HBO filmed outdoor scenes for season 6 of its fantasy series "Game of Thrones" at the castle.
According to its present owner, Daniel Antonio Sanz, the producers were "looking for a remote site and away from any building".
The castle stands in for the Tower of Joy in three episodes of the season, "Oathbreaker", "Blood of My Blood" and "The Winds of Winter", during flashback scenes that reveal a secret from Ned Stark's past. (Source: Wikipedia)
CASTILLO DE ZAFRA, GUADALAJARA, ESPAÑA, 2019
(Del archivo digital de mis propias fotos, 2019)
Vista desde el lado noreste del castillo en una mañana ventosa.
El Castillo de Zafra es un castillo del siglo XII situado en el municipio de Campillo de Dueñas, en Guadalajara, España.
Edificado a finales del siglo XII o principios del XIII sobre un afloramiento de arenisca en la Sierra de Caldereros, se alza sobre el emplazamiento de una antigua fortificación visigoda y musulmana que cayó en manos cristianas en 1129.
Tuvo una considerable importancia estratégica como obra defensiva prácticamente inexpugnable en la frontera entre territorio cristiano y musulmán.
El castillo nunca fue conquistado y fue defendido con éxito contra el rey de Castilla en el siglo XIII.
La exitosa culminación de la Reconquista a finales del siglo XV acabó con su importancia militar.
Aunque cayó en ruinas en los siglos siguientes, desde 1971 ha sido restaurado progresivamente por sus propietarios privados.
Se puede visitar con permiso de los propietarios.
Lugar de rodaje: HBO filmó escenas al aire libre para la temporada 6 de su serie de fantasía "Juego de Tronos" en el castillo.
Según su actual propietario, Daniel Antonio Sanz, los productores estaban "buscando un sitio remoto y alejado de cualquier edificio".
El castillo hace las veces de Torre de la Alegría en tres episodios de la temporada, "Oathbreaker", "Blood of My Blood" y "The Winds of Winter", durante escenas de flashback que revelan un secreto del pasado de Ned Stark. (Fuente: Wikipedia)
Pretty boring for terrorists, as they did not blow up anybody. They just hung out with everyone else, only freaking out when Yusuf Islam (the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens) was performing. But I'm pretty sure they screamed just as loud when Ozzy came out on stage moments later.
She was holding a sign that invited "Meet a Muslim" with some friends in downtown Chicago and handing out flowers and hand written letters downtown. I expressed my gratitude that she is a part of America.
I hope everyone is kind to her. There is room in this world, in this country, and in my neighborhood for people of all faiths. Hate has no home here.
The undisputed highlight of Cordoba (and arguably of Southern Spain) is the magnificent 'Mezquita', the former Great Mosque that since the Spanish reconquest of 1236 has served as Cordoba Cathedral, a unique marriage of styles and cultures and one of the World's greatest architectural masterpieces.
The site dates back to Roman times, the pagan temples giving way to the first Visigothic cathedral which stood here in the 7th and 8th centuries. After the Islamic conquest the church was divided between Christians and Muslims until the Christian side was brought for conversion into the first mosque. In the following centuries the mosque was rebuilt and enlarged in ever more magnificent form up to around 987.
The Great Mosque continued to function until the Spanish reconquest of 1246 when it was converted back to Christian use as the city's cathedral; luckily the unparalled beauty of the Islamic architecture was recognised and largely respected, though new additions were made in various places adding further stylistic layers to the complex, initially in gothic, then Renaissance and latterly Baroque styles.
The biggest alteration came at the end of the Middle Ages when a more recognisable cathedral structure was erected over the centre of the multi-aisled former prayer hall. Begun as a gothic church, it was completed as a largely Renaissance structure with rich vaulting and a low dome over the crossing. Though it required the removal of many of the superb arcades and columns to erect it, the structure's impact is less apparent from within as one might expect, since it has few lower walls, literally growing from the Moorish colonnades.
The complete structure of the Mosque/Cathedral covers a vast rectangular area with an open courtyard to the north with the Baroque bell tower (the former minaret reclad)and the seemingly endless columned halls of the interior, with some 856 columns (many reused from Roman buildings, themselves reused in the previous church). Various chambers and chapels of varying dates and styles open up making the internal layout somewhat confusing to follow. The centre of the complex is dominated by the Renaissance cathedral, whose soaring interior flooded with light actually contrasts well with the more intimate, darker areas of the mosque, if making the experience somewhat surreal and other worldy. One can wander this ever changing interior for hours and still feel like one has barely scratched the surface.
The most notable parts of the Islamic structure are the magnificent double rows of scalloped arches, with multiple cusps and alternating bands of red and white. There are also some truly gorgeous ceilings, masterpieces of Islamic design, including the domes over the former mihrab niche, parts of which retain rich mosaic decoration.
In other areas the contrast of Islamic and Christian styles is quite bizarre, with the perimeter of the building lined with chapels, Moorish in style but many filled by huge gilded Baroque altars, somewhat at odds with the original style.
All in all the Mosque / Cathedral of Cordoba is one of the wonders of the World and for me was the highlight of this trip to Andalusia. As a fascinating fusion of faiths, styles and first rate architecture, there simply is nowhere else remotely like it.
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Kashmiri muslims offer prayers to mark the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammed (pbuh), at the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims gathered at the Hazratbal shrine, which houses a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of the Prophet, to offer prayers on his birth anniversary. (Photo/Burhaan Kinu)
A female kindergarten student is whispering some advice to her friend during Friday prayer practice.
At a mosque in one of Bangkok's many Muslim communities.
We got a chance to pray Zhuhr in this beautiful mosque and it was lovely. I am amazed at the many colors of islam, it unites us beyond race, color and regions. There were few worshippers but that was mainly because it was a weekday.
Leica Q2. Prizren, Kosovo.
All photos from the Kosovo reportage: www.giuliomagnifico.it/kosovo-street-2022
China, Xian, "Muslim Food Street", the collective name for a number of streets behind the "Drum Tower" in the Muslim Quarter.
The streets became a tourist scenic spot, famous for its traditional foods, cultural activities & unending lines of restaurants & food stalls, sampling from an extensive variety of local dishes.
The Muslim food in Xian can be traced back to the Tang dynasty, 618-907 & established its special characteristic recipes consisting mainly of beef & mutton, complementing with a variety pastry Items.
The city Xian in the Shaanxi province became worldwide known depicting the sculptures of the terracotta armies, surounding the grave of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, buried in 210–209 BCE.
Local farmers in the Lintong District discovered the figures in 1974, dating from approximately the late third century BCE.
Also acknowledged is Xian, for its City Wall of the ancient capital of China, also known as the fortifications of Xian enclosing the city centre area. The wall now stands 12 mtr tall, 12-14 mtr wide at the top, 15-18 mtr wide at the bottom. The north & the south wall 4,23 km each, the shorter east & the west wall of the rectangular 2,64 km each side, the wall covers 13.74 km in total length with a deep trench surrounding it. Every 120 mtr there is a flanking tower, which extends out from the main wall, altogether there are 98 ramparts. The distance between every two ramparts is just within the range of an arrow shot from either side.
The rectangle of the wall is also one of the largest & most complete ancient Military Defence Systems in the World.
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Hagia Sophia is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey.
From the date of its dedication in 360 until 1453, it served as the cathedral of Constantinople. The building was a mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931, when it was secularized. It was opened as a museum on 1 February 1935.
Famous in particular for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have "changed the history of architecture." It was the largest cathedral in the world for nearly a thousand years, until Seville Cathedral was completed in 1520. The current building was originally constructed as a church between 532 and 537 on the orders of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian and was the third Church of the Holy Wisdom to occupy the site, the previous two having both been destroyed by rioters. It was designed by the Greek scientists Isidore of Miletus, a physicist, and Anthemius of Tralles, a mathematician.
In 1453, Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks under Sultan Mehmed II, who subsequently ordered the building converted into a mosque. The bells, altar, iconostasis, and sacrificial vessels were removed and many of the mosaics were plastered over. Islamic features — such as the mihrab, minbar, and four minarets — were added while in the possession of the Ottomans. It remained a mosque until 1931 when it was closed to the public for four years. It was re-opened in 1935 as a museum by the Republic of Turkey.
Source: Wikipedia
Two female mannequins dressed in Filipino Muslim traditional garbs seem to peer outward from a surrounding of colorful sarongs and clothing. A contrast between traditional, conservative attire clashing with vibrant colors.
اهداء لكل شخص مازال يعتز بدينـه ..
مازال يمشى على خطى النبي -عليه الصلاة والسلام-
ويطبق ديننا الحنيف بكل حذافيره ..
اهداء لكم جميعـا