- Address
Cardenal Herrero St. 1, 14003. Cordoba, Spain. - Web
https://mezquita-catedraldecordoba.es/ - Visiting Hours
Everyday from 10:00 to 18:00 - What to see
Cloister of the Orange trees, bell tower, Visigothic basilica, Royal Chapel
Built on a previous Christian basilica, it was ordered to be built by Abderramán I in the year 785, when Córdoba was the capital of Al-Andalus. Later enlarged by Abderramán III and Almanzor among others, after the Christian Reconquest it was converted into a cathedral and dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
It is one of the most beautiful existing Islamic buildings and one of the most important tourist destinations in Spain. It contains a “forest” of more than 800 granite, jade and porphyry columns, with a beautifully decorated mihrab. Also noteworthy is the Villaviciosa Chapel, with its arches, the patio called Los Naranjos, and the bell tower, the former minaret of the mosque. Inside the building, a Gothic-style nave was built, the Royal Chapel. Its twenty doors must also be highlighted.
Sources
https://mezquita-catedraldecordoba.es/
Photo Credit
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