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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 ...
Later, a cathedral was built at the center of the old mosque, configuring the current Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba. 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.
Interior of the Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba. From 784- 786 AD, Abd al-Rahman I built the Great Mosque of Córdoba, one of the most famous monuments of Western Islamic (Moorish) architecture. [107] [108] [109] It integrated aspects of Islamic architecture with some indigenous elements of Roman and Visigothic architecture. [62]
Remains of mihrab of former main mosque at the Cathedral of Ronda [4]: 212 Seville. Giralda: former minaret of the Almohad Great Mosque of Seville (now the Seville Cathedral) Torre del Oro: Almohad defensive tower in Seville; Alcazar of Seville: mostly rebuilt under Christian rule but in Moorish style, with the help of craftsmen from Granada [27]
719 – Capital of al-Andalus relocated to Cordoba from Seville. [1] 785 – Great Mosque of Córdoba built. [4] 880 – Earthquake. [1] 929 – Umayyad Abd-ar-Rahman III becomes Caliph of Córdoba. [4] 936 – Madinat Al-Zahra construction begins. [5] 1009 – Civil war begins. [5] 1236 – Mosque converted into Cathedral of Córdoba. [5]
It was built during the Spanish Civil War as a gift for Franco's Muslim soldiers and is considered Spain's first modern mosque. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] After the Spanish Transition and the return of democracy, the Association of Muslims in Cordoba asked the municipal government, then led by the mayor Julio Anguita , to give them the building to perform the ...
Cordoba had been a seat of Jewish life in Andalusia for centuries. [citation needed] The Rambam (Maimonides), who was one of the most influential medieval Rabbis, was a notable resident of the town. There is a Historic Jewish Quarter, from the Medieval Era, that houses one of the oldest synagogues of the world; the Cordoba synagogue (built 1314 ...
The mosaic-decorated mihrab (center) and the interlacing arches of the maqsura in the Great Mosque of Cordoba, in the extension added by al-Hakam II after 962. He also expanded the courtyard of Córdoba's Great Mosque and built its first true minaret (a tower from which the call to prayer was issued). The minaret, with a square floor plan, set ...