A medieval al-Andalus toilet....you always wondered what they looked like, didn't you?
This stairway once let from the servants' area to the nobles' living area.
Another onetime stairway.
Here we get a hint of what the original walls looked like...a smooth surface covering the rough stonework, with ocher paint.
The reconstructions may not always follow the exact construction methods used by the Muslim architects...note the startling difference between the old stonework and the modern brickwork.
The main entryway to the Medina....see the next picture for a reconstruction.
This sign shows a reconstruction of how the entryway originally looked.
The remains of the mosque.
The personal apartments of the caliph.
The main throne room.
Here you can get an idea of how the reconstruction is done. Over the last decades, pieces are being unearthed, sorted, and put back together according to the archaeologists' best ideas of how the original structures looked.
