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The Mosque-Cathedral was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984, and in 1994 this status was extended to the entire historic centre of Cordoba. [82] A restoration project began on the bell tower in 1991 and finished in 2014, while the transept and choir of the Renaissance cathedral were also restored between 2006 and 2009. [ 16 ]
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 ...
A small octagonal mosque, designed as a private oratory for the king and his family. Mosque architecture inspired by Córdoba mosque. Aljafería is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1986. [17] [17] Iglesia de El Salvador, Toledo: Toledo: Castilla–La Mancha: 9th century 1085 Mosque built on former Visigoth or Roman substrate.
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 ...
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] and for centuries the third largest mosque in the world. [110] It integrated aspects of Islamic architecture with some indigenous elements of Roman and Visigothic architecture. [62]
719 – Capital of al-Andalus relocated from Seville to Cordoba. [1] 756 – Abd al-Rahman I, founder and first emir of the Emirate of Córdoba, rules from 756 to 788. 785 – Great Mosque of Córdoba built. [4] 880 – Earthquake. [1] 912 – Umayyad Abd-ar-Rahman III becomes Emir of Cordoba.
The mosque was originally built in 629 during the Tang dynasty. Great Mosque of Xi'an: Xi'an, Shaanxi China: 742 [89] Although the oldest stones date from the 18th century, [90] the mosque was founded in 742 [91] Built in 742, but oldest mosque in China is the Beacon Tower mosque of Guangzhou being built in 627. [92] Jamia Mosque
The mosque is called the Black Mosque, after the dark granite from which its minaret was made. [30] Church of the Assumption: Uzundzhovo: Bulgaria: 16th Century 1878 The mosque is believed to have been built by celebrated Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan and was originally a part of a caravanserai. It was consecrated into a church in 1906.