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  • Cathedral inside the mosque; 1523 ? 1766; Great Mosque, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; built by Hernan Ruiz the elder and younger and by Juan de Ochoa Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dome of the Cathedral; XVI ? XVIII century; built in the heart of the Great Mosque, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Prayer Hall; Great Mosque at Córdoba; 784 - 793 AD; Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain; The twin colours, based upon the combination of brick and stone voussoirs, alternating red and white, creates an illusion of space with no defined axis, static whilst at the same time dynamic, opening in all directions at once. Only 856 of the original 1'013 columns remain, the others having been demolished during Christian reforms. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Prayer Hall; Great Mosque at Córdoba; 784 - 793 AD; Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain; The twin colours, based upon the combination of brick and stone voussoirs, alternating red and white, creates an illusion of space with no defined axis, static whilst at the same time dynamic, opening in all directions at once. Only 856 of the original 1'013 columns remain, the others having been demolished during Christian reforms. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Prayer Hall (Detail), Great Mosque at Córdoba; 784 - 793 AD; Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain; The twin colours, based upon the combination of brick and stone voussoirs, alternating red and white, creates an illusion of space with no defined axis, static whilst at the same time dynamic, opening in all directions at once. Only 856 of the original 1'013 columns remain, the others having been demolished during Christian reforms. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Prayer Hall (Detail), Great Mosque at Córdoba; 784 - 793 AD; Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain; The twin colours, based upon the combination of brick and stone voussoirs, alternating red and white, creates an illusion of space with no defined axis, static whilst at the same time dynamic, opening in all directions at once. Only 856 of the original 1'013 columns remain, the others having been demolished during Christian reforms. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Prayer Hall; Great Mosque at Córdoba; 784 - 793 AD; Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain; The twin colours, based upon the combination of brick and stone voussoirs, alternating red and white, creates an illusion of space with no defined axis, static whilst at the same time dynamic, opening in all directions at once. Only 856 of the original 1'013 columns remain, the others having been demolished during Christian reforms. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Prayer Hall; Great Mosque at Córdoba; 784 - 793 AD; Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain; The twin colours, based upon the combination of brick and stone voussoirs, alternating red and white, creates an illusion of space with no defined axis, static whilst at the same time dynamic, opening in all directions at once. Only 856 of the original 1'013 columns remain, the others having been demolished during Christian reforms. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Western Façade; 785 ? 961 AD; Great Mosque, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; the Stephen?s doorway dated 855 is the only one remaining of the original architect?s design; later decorative additions have been made in a mixture of both Visigoth and Umayyad styles; The modillions above the doorways and the stepped-pyramid crenelations are Córdoban innovations, later copied extensively in many other places. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Doorway of al-Hakan II; Circa 961 AD; Western Façade; Great Mosque, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; The frieze with interlaced arches supported upon small marble columns, alternates designs of vine leaves and swastikas crosses; The perforated capitals are reminiscent of Byzantine art; They support strong imposts which in turn absorb the downward thrust of the overhanging arches. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble Jalousie; St Stephen?s doorway; 855 AD; Western Façade; Great Mosque, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; Oldest surviving exterior decoration in the mosque. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Stephen?s doorway; 855 AD; Western Façade; Great Mosque, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; The only one which still follows the original architect?s design Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Stephen?s doorway; 855 AD; Western Façade; Great Mosque, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; The only one which still follows the original architect?s design Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Tower; 1593; Great Mosque, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; built by Hernán Ruiz the younger onto the minaret to accommodate the bells and the clock; because of earth tremors, an outer strengthening wall was built later, concealing what was left of the original minaret; the Archangel Raphael, guardian angel of Cordoba stands on the top of the third storey added still later. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abú al-Walìd ibn Ruchd, known as Averröes (Cordoba 1126 ? Marrakech 1198), author of scholarly treatises on medicine, mathematics, astronomy, ethics and above all philosophy which had a deep influence on Christian Europe of the 12d century. Sculpture on pedestal beside the Almodovar Gate on the walls of the city, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abú al-Walìd ibn Ruchd, known as Averröes (Cordoba 1126 ? Marrakech 1198), author of scholarly treatises on medicine, mathematics, astronomy, ethics and above all philosophy which had a deep influence on Christian Europe of the 12d century. Sculpture on pedestal beside the Almodovar Gate on the walls of the city, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Abu al-Walid ibn Ruchd, known as Averroes (Cordoba 1126 ? Marrakech 1198), author of scholarly treatises on medicine, mathematics, astronomy, ethics and above all philosophy which had a deep influence on Christian Europe of the 12d century. Sculpture on pedestal beside the Almodovar Gate on the walls of the city, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Almodovar Gate, 14th Century, Walls, Entrance to the Jewish Quarter, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Almodovar Gate, 14th Century, Walls, Entrance to the Jewish Quarter, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Narrow street of the Jewish Quarter, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; close as it was to the wall surrounding the royal apartments and to the centre of administrative power, the Jewish Quarter must have been quite extensive and important in the city from the X century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • ?Calle de los judios? (Street of the Jews), typifying the heart of the Jewish Quarter, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; close as it was to the wall surrounding the royal apartments and to the centre of administrative power, the Jewish Quarter must have been quite extensive and important in the city from the X century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Moses ben Maimon, known as Maimonides (Cordoba 1135 ? Egypt 1204); Sculpture on pedestal located in the Jewish Quarter, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; Great Jewish scholar, philosopher and physician; Forced to flee with his family to Fez at the age of twenty-three to escape religious persecution at the hands of the fanatical Almohads in al-Andalus Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Moses ben Maimon, known as Maimonides (Cordoba 1135 ? Egypt 1204); Sculpture on pedestal located in the Jewish Quarter, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; Great Jewish scholar, philosopher and physician; Forced to flee with his family to Fez at the age of twenty-three to escape religious persecution at the hands of the fanatical Almohads in al-Andalus Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Moses ben Maimon, known as Maimonides (Cordoba 1135 ? Egypt 1204); Sculpture on pedestal located in the Jewish Quarter, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; Great Jewish scholar, philosopher and physician; Forced to flee with his family to Fez at the age of twenty-three to escape religious persecution at the hands of the fanatical Almohads in al-Andalus Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Synagogue; built in 1315, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; designed in the Mudéjar style and decorated with stucco adornments which follow in the tradition of Nasrid architecture in Granada; one of the three mediaeval synagogues to have survived in Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Synagogue; built in 1315, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; designed in the Mudéjar style and decorated with stucco adornments which follow in the tradition of Nasrid architecture in Granada; one of the three mediaeval synagogues to have survived in Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Synagogue; built in 1315, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; designed in the Mudéjar style and decorated with stucco adornments which follow in the tradition of Nasrid architecture in Granada; one of the three mediaeval synagogues to have survived in Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Synagogue; built in 1315, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; designed in the Mudéjar style and decorated with stucco adornments which follow in the tradition of Nasrid architecture in Granada; one of the three mediaeval synagogues to have survived in Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Synagogue; built in 1315, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; designed in the Mudéjar style and decorated with stucco adornments which follow in the tradition of Nasrid architecture in Granada; one of the three mediaeval synagogues to have survived in Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Moorish-Andalusian gardens, The Alcazar Museum, Christian fortified palace known as the castle (Alcazar) of the Christians monarchs, 14th Century, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Headquarters of the Catholic Monarchs during the war against Granada in the last quarter of the 15th century. Seat of the Holy Inquisition in 1482 until it was abolished (1821). Thenceforth used as a prison until 1951 when it was restored as a Museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Moorish-Andalusian gardens, The Alcazar Museum, Christian fortified palace known as the castle (Alcazar) of the Christians monarchs, 14th Century, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Headquarters of the Catholic Monarchs during the war against Granada in the last quarter of the 15th century. Seat of the Holy Inquisition in 1482 until it was abolished (1821). Thenceforth used as a prison until 1951 when it was restored as a Museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Moorish-Andalusian gardens, The Alcazar Museum, Christian fortified palace known as the castle (Alcazar) of the Christians monarchs, 14th Century, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Headquarters of the Catholic Monarchs during the war against Granada in the last quarter of the 15th century. Seat of the Holy Inquisition in 1482 until it was abolished (1821). Thenceforth used as a prison until 1951 when it was restored as a Museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Calahorra Tower, Southern end of the Roman Bridge, 14th Century, built by Alfons XI upon the remains of an old Arab fortress, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Actually houses the Museum of the Three Cultures (Muslim, Jewish and Christian). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Parish of San Francisco and San Eulogio de la Ajerquía, founded during the 13th Century, centre of the Franciscans until 1812 when the monastery disappeared, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Parish of San Francisco and San Eulogio de la Ajerquía (detail), founded during the 13th Century, centre of the Franciscans until 1812 when the monastery disappeared, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Parish of San Francisco and San Eulogio de la Ajerquía (detail), founded during the 13th Century, centre of the Franciscans until 1812 when the monastery disappeared, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cloister, Parish of San Francisco and San Eulogio de la Ajerquía, founded during the 13th Century, centre of the Franciscans until 1812 when the monastery disappeared, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gate, Church of St. Paul, 13th-14th century, among the numerous churches ordered by Fernando III in memory of the Christian reconquest in 1236. The gate and other sculptured groups were done during the 18th century in Baroque Style, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fountain crowned by el Potro, statue of a young horse, 16th century, The Square of the Colt (La Plaza del Potro), Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Cervantes immortalised this square in Don Quixote de la Mancha, referring to it as a den of thieves. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Islamic water wheel (noria), downstream the roman bridge on the Guadalquivir river, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain; This water wheel was in fact a roman mill to which a wheel was placed at the time of Abd-al-Rahman II (790 ? 852 AD) to raise the water of the river to the Caliphal Palace converted into the Episcopal Palace by the Catholic Kings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • « Molino de la Albolafia », islamic water wheel (noria), downstream the roman bridge on the Guadalquivir river, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain; This water wheel was in fact a roman mill to which a wheel was placed at the time of Abd-al-Rahman II (790 ? 852 AD) to raise the water of the river to the Caliphal Palace converted into the Episcopal Palace by the Catholic Kings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • « Molino de la Albolafia », islamic water wheel (noria), downstream the roman bridge on the Guadalquivir river, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain; This water wheel was in fact a roman mill to which a wheel was placed at the time of Abd-al-Rahman II (790 ? 852 AD) to raise the water of the river to the Caliphal Palace converted into the Episcopal Palace by the Catholic Kings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • « Molino de la Albolafia », islamic water wheel (noria), downstream the roman bridge on the Guadalquivir river, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain; This water wheel was in fact a roman mill to which a wheel was placed at the time of Abd-al-Rahman II (790 ? 852 AD) to raise the water of the river to the Caliphal Palace converted into the Episcopal Palace by the Catholic Kings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Islamic water wheel (noria), downstream the roman bridge on the Guadalquivir river, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain; This water wheel was in fact a roman mill to which a wheel was placed at the time of Abd-al-Rahman II (790 ? 852 AD) to raise the water of the river to the Caliphal Palace converted into the Episcopal Palace by the Catholic Kings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge in the evening, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Molino de San Antonio, a medieval water mill on the Guadalquivir river, Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Behind is the Roman bridge, built 1st century BC, and the Torre de la Calahorra, a fortified city gate, built in the 12th century by the Almohads. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Abu al-Walid ibn Ruchd, known as Averroes, 1126-98, author of treatises on medicine, mathematics, astronomy, ethics and philosophy, by the city walls in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Abu al-Walid ibn Ruchd, known as Averroes, 1126-98, author of treatises on medicine, mathematics, astronomy, ethics and philosophy, by the city walls in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puerta de San Juan (St John's Gate), North East facade of the Great Mosque of Cordoba, now part of the Cathedral, on the calle Magistral Gonzalez Frances, Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard and belltower of the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The belltower was converted from the minaret of the mosque after the Reconquista. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Moses ben Maimon, known as Maimonides, 1135-1204, Jewish scholar, philosopher and physician, in the Jewish Quarter of Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Maimonides was forced to flee with his family to Fez aged 23 to escape religious persecution by fanatical Almohads in al-Andalus. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Molino de la Albolafia, a noria or Islamic water wheel on the Guadalquivir river, Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The water wheel was added to a Roman mill at the time of Abd-al-Rahman II in the 9th century, to raise the river water to the Caliphal Palace, later converted to the Episcopal Palace by the Catholic Kings. In the distance is the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos, the palace of the Catholic Kings. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puerta del Puente, or Gate of the Bridge, built in Renaissance style with Doric columns and classical entablature by Hernan Ruiz III in 1572 to link the city to the Roman bridge, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Behind is the facade of the Great Mosque of Cordoba, now part of the Cathedral. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puerta del Puente, or Gate of the Bridge, built in Renaissance style with Doric columns and classical entablature by Hernan Ruiz III in 1572 to link the city to the Roman bridge, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Behind is the facade of the Great Mosque of Cordoba, now part of the Cathedral. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puerta del Puente, or Gate of the Bridge, built in Renaissance style with Doric columns and classical entablature by Hernan Ruiz III in 1572 to link the city to the Roman bridge, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. On the left is the Great Mosque of Cordoba, now part of the Cathedral. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Molino de la Albolafia, a noria or Islamic water wheel on the Guadalquivir river, Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The water wheel was added to a Roman mill at the time of Abd-al-Rahman II in the 9th century, to raise the river water to the Caliphal Palace, later converted to the Episcopal Palace by the Catholic Kings. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Molino de la Albolafia, a noria or Islamic water wheel on the Guadalquivir river, Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The water wheel was added to a Roman mill at the time of Abd-al-Rahman II in the 9th century, to raise the river water to the Caliphal Palace, later converted to the Episcopal Palace by the Catholic Kings. Behind is the Roman bridge, built in the 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramparts of the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos, the palace of the Catholic Kings, the section built under Alfonso XI in the 14th century in mudejar style, retaining Islamic features, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Molino de San Antonio (left), a medieval water mill on the Guadalquivir river, Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Behind is the Roman bridge, built 1st century BC, and the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Molino de San Antonio, a medieval water mill on the Guadalquivir river, Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Behind is the Roman bridge, built 1st century BC, and the Torre de la Calahorra, a fortified city gate, built in the 12th century by the Almohads. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Molino de San Antonio, a medieval water mill on the Guadalquivir river, Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Behind is the Roman bridge, built 1st century BC, and the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Torre de la Calahorra, a fortified city gate, built in the 12th century by the Almohads, on the end of the Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge in the evening, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and in the distance, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and the Torre de la Calahorra, a fortified city gate, built in the 12th century by the Almohads, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. In the distance is the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge in the evening, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge in the evening, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and the Torre de la Calahorra, a fortified city gate, built in the 12th century by the Almohads, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. In the distance is the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and behind, the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was built in its place, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exterior Window; Doorway of al-Hakan II; Circa 961 AD; Western Facade; Great Mosque, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; The motifs are a symmetrical repetition of geometric shapes extended towards infinity by multiplying, dividing and rotating them until they become a metaphor of eternity. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral inside the mosque; 1523 - 1766; Great Mosque, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain; built by Hernan Ruiz the elder and younger and by Juan de Ochoa Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Citadel, Christian fortified palace known as the castle (Alcazar) of the Christians monarchs, 14th Century, Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain. Headquarters of the Catholic Monarchs during the war against Granada in the last quarter of the 15th century. Seat of the Holy Inquisition in 1482 until it was abolished (1821). Thenceforth used as a prison until 1951 when it was restored as a Museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail from the mihrab portal, a horseshoe arch and rectangular surround or alfiz richly decorated with tesserae (glass mosaic with gold or coloured backing) with vegetal designs and kufic inscriptions, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail from the mihrab portal, a horseshoe arch and rectangular surround or alfiz richly decorated with tesserae (glass mosaic with gold or coloured backing) with vegetal designs and kufic inscriptions, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail from the mihrab portal, a horseshoe arch and rectangular surround or alfiz richly decorated with tesserae (glass mosaic with gold or coloured backing) with kufic inscriptions, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dome above the maqsura, a richly decorated ribbed vault with small dome in front of the mihrab, redecorated under Al-Hakam II in 961, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The ceiling is decorated with kufic script, floral motifs, and a sunburst radiating from a tiny central star, with light coming from 8 latticed side windows. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of kufic script and vegetal motifs in tesserae (glass mosaic with gold or coloured backing), in the dome above the maqsura, a richly decorated ribbed vault with small dome in front of the mihrab, redecorated under Al-Hakam II in 961, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The ceiling is decorated with kufic script, floral motifs, and a sunburst radiating from a tiny central star, with light coming from 8 latticed side windows. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of kufic script and vegetal motifs in tesserae (glass mosaic with gold or coloured backing), in the dome above the maqsura, a richly decorated ribbed vault with small dome in front of the mihrab, redecorated under Al-Hakam II in 961, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The ceiling is decorated with kufic script, floral motifs, and a sunburst radiating from a tiny central star, with light coming from 8 latticed side windows. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The mihrab portal, a horseshoe arch and rectangular surround or alfiz richly decorated with tesserae (glass mosaic with gold or coloured backing) with vegetal designs and kufic inscriptions, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The hypostyle prayer hall, area built in the 10th century under Al-Mansur, 987-988, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The hall is filled with rows of columns topped with double arches, a horseshoe arch below a Roman arch, in stripes of red brick and white stone. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The mihrab portal, a horseshoe arch and rectangular surround or alfiz richly decorated with tesserae (glass mosaic with gold or coloured backing) with vegetal designs and kufic inscriptions, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of tesserae (glass mosaic with gold or coloured backing) with vegetal designs and kufic inscriptions on a horseshoe arch on the qibla wall next to the mihrab, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The hypostyle prayer hall, area built in the 10th century under Al-Hakam II, 961-976, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The hall is filled with rows of columns topped with double arches in stripes of red brick and white stone. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The hypostyle prayer hall, area built in the 10th century under Al-Mansur, 987-988, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The hall is filled with rows of columns topped with double arches, a horseshoe arch below a Roman arch, in stripes of red brick and white stone. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the mihrab portal, a horseshoe arch with rectangular surround or alfiz, richly decorated with tesserae (glass mosaic with gold or coloured backing) with vegetal designs and kufic inscriptions, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a fluted arch with red and white painted stripes, in the area built under Prince Abd Al-Rahman II, begun 832, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking through the maqsura, a richly decorated room with intricately carved interlacing fluted arches, redecorated under Al-Hakam II in 961, towards the mihrab portal, a horseshoe arch with rectangular surround or alfiz, richly decorated with tesserae (glass mosaic with gold or coloured backing) with vegetal designs and kufic inscriptions, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking through the maqsura, a richly decorated room with intricately carved interlacing fluted arches, redecorated under Al-Hakam II in 961, towards a decorative arch with tesserae and kufic inscriptions on the qibla wall next to the mihrab, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking through the maqsura, a richly decorated room with intricately carved interlacing fluted arches, redecorated under Al-Hakam II in 961, towards the mihrab portal, a horseshoe arch with rectangular surround or alfiz, richly decorated with tesserae (glass mosaic with gold or coloured backing) with vegetal designs and kufic inscriptions, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The hypostyle prayer hall, area built in the 10th century under Al-Mansur, 987-988, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The hall is filled with rows of columns topped with double arches, a horseshoe arch below a Roman arch, in stripes of red brick and white stone. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of tesserae (glass mosaic with gold or coloured backing) with vegetal designs and kufic inscriptions on a horseshoe arch on the qibla wall next to the mihrab, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The hypostyle prayer hall, area built in the 10th century under Al-Hakam II, 961-976, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. On the left are fluted intertwined arches with carved decoration. The hall is filled with rows of columns topped with double arches in stripes of red brick and white stone. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The hypostyle prayer hall, area built in the 10th century under Al-Hakam II, 961-976, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The hall is filled with rows of columns topped with double arches in stripes of red brick and white stone. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the large fluted arch with decorative carving in the Villaviciosa Chapel, built under Alfonso X in the 13th century, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This chapel served as the sanctuary until the 16th century cathedral was built. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hypostyle prayer hall, area built under Prince Abd Al-Rahman II, begun 832, seen through the fluted arches of the Villaviciosa Chapel, built under Alfonso X in the 13th century, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The hall is filled with rows of columns topped with double arches in stripes of red brick and white stone. The first church built here by the Visigoths in the 7th century was split in half by the Moors, becoming half church, half mosque. In 784, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was begun in its place and developed over 200 years, but in 1236 it was converted into a catholic church, with a Renaissance cathedral nave built in the 16th century. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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