Moorish architecture There is a high concentration of Moorish architecture in the Maghrebi states of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia mainly in the cities of Marrakesh, Rabat, Fez, Tlemcen, Algiers, Tunis, and Testour. Moorish architecture Moorish architecture is the articulated Islamic architecture of North Africa and parts of Spain and Portugal (Al Andalus), where the Andalusians (Moors) were dominant between 711 and 1492. The best surviving examples are La Mezquita in Córdoba and the Alhambra palace in Granada (mainly 1338–1390), as well as the Giralda in Seville (1184). Other notable examples include the ruined palace city of Medina Azahara (936–1010), the church (former
Alhambra Theatre act. During World War I, a series of hit revues played at the Alhambra that included "The Bing Boys Are Here" (1916), which featured the first performances of the song "If You Were The Only Girl In The World", performed by Violet Lorraine and George Robey . This was followed by "The Bing Boys on Broadway" (1917) and "The Bing Boys are There" (1918). The music for the revues was written by Nat D. Ayer with lyrics by Clifford Grey, and the text was by George Grossmith, Jr. Like many other theatres, the Alhambra went into decline after World War