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'the radiant city' [1]) was a fortified palace-city on the western outskirts of Córdoba in present-day Spain. Its remains are a major archaeological site today. The city was built in the 10th century by Abd ar-Rahman III (912–961), a member of the Umayyad dynasty and the first caliph of Al-Andalus.
The Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba [1] [2] (Spanish: Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba [meθˈkita kateˈðɾal de ˈkoɾðoβa]), officially known by its ecclesiastical name of Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción), [3] is the cathedral of the Diocese of Córdoba dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and located in the Spanish region of ...
'Athens Mosque') is a mosque in the Votanikos neighbourhood of Athens, Greece. It is the first official mosque in the Greek capital since the Greek War of Independence. Athens was the only European capital without a mosque until its construction. [1] The project faced opposition from the Greek Orthodox Church and civil protests. [2]
Aljama Mosque of Medina Azahara: Aljama Masjid of Madinat al-Zahra Córdoba: Spain: 940 1010 A mosque in Madinat al-Zahra, a vast, fortified Moorish palace-city built by Abd-ar-Rahman III (912–961). The marbled, jeweled complex was plundered & destroyed first by Muslims, then by Christians when the civil war ended the Caliphate of Córdoba. A ...
It was the second largest mosque in the world after Mecca Great mosque from the around 9th century, until Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul was built in 1588. It had a surface area of 23,400 square metres (2.34 ha) and accommodated an estimated 32,000 to 40,000 worshipers.
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Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba, a Roman Catholic cathedral in Spain This page was last edited on 26 January 2018, at 08:38 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
In addition to a huge library, the city enclosed over 300 mosques and a multitude of palaces and administrative buildings. [2] [3] In 1236, King Ferdinand III took the city, built new defences and converted the Grand Mosque into a cathedral. The Christian city grew up around the cathedral with palaces, churches, and a fortress.