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Exhibition: "From Qurtuba to Cordoba" in Riyadh
From February 05, 2013 until March 03, 2013
On Sunday February 10th, the photographic exhibition "From Qurtuba to Cordoba," produced by Casa Árabe, opened at the National Museum in the King Abdulaziz Historical Center of Riyadh.
HRH Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, President of the General Commission for Tourism and Antiquities will be attending the opening ceremony, as well as Mr. Joaquín Pérez-Villanueva, the Ambassador of Spain in Saudi Arabia, and Mr. Eduardo López Busquets, Director General of Casa Árabe.
In all, the exhibition is made up of a selection of 50 photographs from the First Photographic Competition “From Qurtuba to Cordoba,” held by Casa Árabe with the objective of rediscovering and creating a new appreciation for local heritage related with the period of Al-Andalus, through photography, so that the public may see the legacy left behind by Arab and Islamic culture in the city of Cordoba.
The subject matter of all of these photographs revolves around the seven categories into which the competition was divided: the Aljama Mosque and environs; Madinat al-Zahra; City Walls, City Gates, fortified towers and urban fabric; Minarets; Arab Baths; the Mudejar style; and freely chosen topics.
The exhibition will be open to the public until March 3.
In all, the exhibition is made up of a selection of 50 photographs from the First Photographic Competition “From Qurtuba to Cordoba,” held by Casa Árabe with the objective of rediscovering and creating a new appreciation for local heritage related with the period of Al-Andalus, through photography, so that the public may see the legacy left behind by Arab and Islamic culture in the city of Cordoba.
The subject matter of all of these photographs revolves around the seven categories into which the competition was divided: the Aljama Mosque and environs; Madinat al-Zahra; City Walls, City Gates, fortified towers and urban fabric; Minarets; Arab Baths; the Mudejar style; and freely chosen topics.
The exhibition will be open to the public until March 3.
