The red fortress was built by the Moorish rulers of the Emirate of Granada, Al Andalus, in the 14th century.
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Madinat Al-Zahra, Al Andalus
Only a small part of the once luxurious city founded by Abd Al-Rahman III in 936 is visible today. The city was short-lived. In the 11th century it was pillaged and plundered by Berbers, after the fall of the caliphate.
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