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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 ...
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] and for centuries the third largest mosque in the world. [110]
[10] [11] The mosque was subsequently expanded multiple times afterwards under Abd ar-Rahman's successors up to the 10th century. [13] After its last expansion by al-Mansur (Almanzor) in the 980s, the mosque covered an area measuring 590 by 425 feet (180 m × 130 m) [14] and became the largest mosque in the world outside of Abbasid Iraq.
The mosque had a very similar format to the early Great Mosque of Cordoba: a courtyard to the north and a prayer hall to the south divided into 11 naves by rows of arches, with the central nave in front of the mihrab being slightly wider. The minaret was located on the north side of the courtyard and had a square base measuring 5.88 metres per ...
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 ...
One of the most notable hypostyle mosques is the Great Mosque of Cordoba in Spain, the building being supported by over 850 columns. [74] Frequently, hypostyle mosques have outer arcades so that visitors can enjoy the shade. Arab-plan mosques were constructed mostly under the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties.
Only the minaret remains. Mosque comparable in size to Great mosque of Cordoba, mostly destroyed by earthquake in 1365. Minaret used as a church bell tower was built higher in the 16th century. Church of São Clemente: Tavira, Algarve Portugal (then the Kingdom of Portugal) Second-half of the 13th century [138]