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title: Tower of Homage, the Moorish Castle, Gibraltar
author: James Cridland
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11634/tower-of-homage-the-moorish-castle-gibraltar/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tower of Homage, the Moorish Castle, Gibraltar

_Authored by James Cridland_

## Image File

[![Tower of Homage, the Moorish Castle, Gibraltar](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11634.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11634.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Moorish Castle's Tower of Homage, built in the 8th Century CE. The "Moorish Castle" was built by the [Berber](https://www.worldhistory.org/Berbers/) Marinid Dynasty, and is a symbol of Muslim rule in Medieval Spain. The Tower of Homage is the tallest to be constructed during the period of Islamic rule in Spain. The Tower was nearly completely destroyed after the Spanish re-conquered Gibraltar from 1309 - 1333 CE, and was later rebuilt when Moorish forces returnedin the 14th Century CE.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cridland, J. (2019, December 28). Tower of Homage, the Moorish Castle, Gibraltar. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11634/tower-of-homage-the-moorish-castle-gibraltar/>
### Chicago
Cridland, James. "Tower of Homage, the Moorish Castle, Gibraltar." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 28, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11634/tower-of-homage-the-moorish-castle-gibraltar/>.
### MLA
Cridland, James. "Tower of Homage, the Moorish Castle, Gibraltar." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Dec 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11634/tower-of-homage-the-moorish-castle-gibraltar/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Moorish_Castle.jpg) by [**James Cridland**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Moorish_Castle.jpg). Submitted by [Syed Muhammad Khan](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/syedmuhammadkhan21/ "User Page: Syed Muhammad Khan"), published on 28 December 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.