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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 ...
Cathedral was built on the site of an old mosque in 16th century. [37] Baza was under Moorish rule from 713 to 1489 AD with a population of 50,000. [38] [37] Guadix Cathedral: Al-Hama mosque [39] Guadix: Principle mosque of Guadix when Muslims ruled it from 711 to 1489. Mosque built over a Visigoth temple. Cathedral began construction over ...
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 ...
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]
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]
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
Remains of the outer wall of the Umayyad Alcazar incorporated into the façade of the Episcopal Palace today. The Alcázar of the Caliphs or Caliphal Alcázar, also known as the Umayyad Alcázar [1] and the Andalusian Alcazar of Cordoba, [2] was a fortress-palace located in Córdoba, in present-day Spain.
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 ...