On Archeology and Architecture in Medina Azahara. Interview with Rafael Manzano Martos
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https://doi.org/10.3989/arq.arqt.2017.021Keywords:
Cordoba Caliphate, Rafael Manzano, interventions, 20th centuryAbstract
Professor Rafael Manzano Martos, architect, was the director of the Madinat al-Zahra archeological site 1975- 1985. The interview, ilustrated with unpublished photos from his private archives, starts by recalling his beginnings in archeology and his masters Torres Balbás, Chueca Goitia, Gómez Moreno and Íñiguez Almech, with whom he trained as restorer of monuments and historian. The criteria and language of his important intervention in the “Salón Rico” are discussed after talking about his predecessor Félix Hernández and his professional context. His interventions in the “palacio de Yaafar”, in “Dar al-Mulk”, and in “Dar al-Yund” are also mentioned. His concerns about urban planning, gardening, water and electricity, and the scarcity of economic resources and understaffing are recalled. Finally, some singularities of Madinat al-Zahra are discussed, where his vision as an architect converges with history and archeology.
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2017-12-30
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Manzano Pérez de Guzmán, J., Barrero Ortega, P., & Gámiz Gordo, A. (2017). On Archeology and Architecture in Medina Azahara. Interview with Rafael Manzano Martos. Arqueología De La Arquitectura, (14), e064. https://doi.org/10.3989/arq.arqt.2017.021
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