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  • Portrait of Pope Pius IX, 1792-1878, oil painting on canvas, in the Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Diego de Alvear y Ponce de Leon, 1749-1830, by Fernando Montero de Espinosa. Diego de Alvear was a Spanish military commander, politician and defender of the Siege of Cadiz by Napoleon in 1810-12, on the Calle Campo de las Balas, in Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Engraving of Moses ben Maimon, known as Maimonides, 1135-1204, Jewish scholar, philosopher and physician, in the Centro Cultural y Museo Casa de Sefarad, a museum and cultural centre opened 2006 in the Jewish quarter of 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 Patio de los Naranjos or Court of the Oranges, with yellow arched colonnade built in the 16th century under Bishop Martin Fernandez de Angulo by architect Hernan Ruiz I, at the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The courtyard was developed under Abd al-Rahman I in 784 and measures 50x30m. It is divided into 3 parts, each with a Renaissance fountain, and contains 98 orange trees planted in the 18th century. 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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  • Looking through a sculpted arch designed with 22 figures in niches by Hernan Ruiz the Younger, 1514-69, under bishop Don Leopoldo de Austria, 1541-57, into the Villaviciosa Chapel, built under Alfonso X in the 13th century, and through to the mihrab beyond, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The chapel contains fluted intertwined arches with intricate carved decorative detail. 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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  • Statue of Ferdinand VI of Spain, 1717-59, on the terrace outside the main building of the Carmen de los Martires Garden, on the site of a Barefoot Carmelite shrine and convent originally established in 1492, in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. A Carmen is a traditional house with enclosed garden, this example dates to the 19th century and displays various garden styles including English, Spanish and Nasrid. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • List of the Sephardic Jewish names, who the Spanish government announced in 2014 could apply for Spanish nationality, from the collection of the Crespo Lopez family exhibited in the 16th century Palacio de los Olvidados or Palace of the Forgotten, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Palace is one of the few remaining old aristocratic houses in good condition, thought to belong to a Jew and now housing artefacts of Jewish culture and history. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main facade of Guadix Cathedral, or the Catedral de la Encarnacion de Guadix, designed by Gaspar Cayon de la Vega in the 18th century, with the upper part sculpted by Fernandez Pachote and Domingo Thomas, and the marble Incarnation by Antonio Valeriano Moyano, Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The cathedral was built 16th - 18th centuries in Baroque style, by architects including Diego Siloe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Silhouette of the Castillo de La Calahorra, or Calahorra Castle, built 1509-12 near the village of La Calahorra in the Sierra Nevada mountains, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Built on the site of a former Moorish fort, the castle was built in Italian Renaissance style, with 4 corner towers and a crenellated outer wall. It was awarded to Cardinal Mendoza by the Catholic monarchs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Renaissance courtyard with 2 storey marble Corinthian colonnade at the Castillo de La Calahorra, or Calahorra Castle, built 1509-12 near the village of La Calahorra in the Sierra Nevada mountains, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Built on the site of a former Moorish fort, the castle was built in Italian Renaissance style, with 4 corner towers and a crenellated outer wall. It was awarded to Cardinal Mendoza by the Catholic monarchs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altar del Trascoro, designed 1772-76 by Ventura Rodriguez and built by Eusebio Valdes with sculptures by Juan de Salazar of the Immaculate Conception, San Domingo de Guzman and San Juan Nepomuceno, in the Cathedral of the Incarnation of Almeria, or Catedral de la Encarnacion de Almeria, built 1524-62 in late Gothic and Renaissance styles after the original cathedral was destroyed in an earthquake, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Above the main statues are a medallion of God the Father, angels and allegories of Faith and Hope. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crenellated ramparts of the first enclosure, and behind, the towers and statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the San Cristobal Hill or Monte Laham, in the Alcazaba, a 10th century fortified enclosure and royal residence in Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Alcazaba itself was begun in 955 by Rahman III and completed by Hayran, Taifa king of Almeria, in the 11th century. It was later added to by the Catholic monarchs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Well of the cortijo or farmhouse of Campillo de Dona Francisca, in the desert landscape of the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Inside, reservoirs are used to store rainwater and the well is around 5m below ground level. Water is extracted with a pulley system. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Comares Tower (left), built in the 14th century under Muhammad V, the tallest tower in the Alhambra and housing the Hall of the Ambassadors, and right, the Alcazaba or defensive zone of the Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Alcazaba, the defensive fortress of the Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain, built under Mohammed I in the 13th century, seen from the San Cristobal viewpoint. In the foreground is the Muralla de la Alcazaba, an 8th century wall protecting El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. In the distance are the snow-capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of an angel atop a pinnacle on the main facade of Granada Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Incarnation, built 16th and 17th centuries in Renaissance style with Baroque elements, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of carved stucco work in the Mexuar, meeting room for Council of Ministers and public reception room of the Sultan, Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, on the Campo del Sur, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Centro de Arqueologia Subacuatica (CAS) (Center for Underwater Archeology), on La Caleta beach, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The building was inaugurated in 1926 and was originally the Balneario de Nuestra Senora de la Palma Real, a spa and bathhouse with a central access pavilion and 2 long curved wings built on pillars above the sand. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Architectural detail of the Puerta de San Ildefonso, built under Al-Hakam II in the 10th century, one of the West facade entrances to the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Calle Torrijos in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This detail shows the intricately carved vegetal patterns and an overlapping arch design. 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 Patio de los Naranjos or Court of the Oranges and its yellow arched colonnade built in the 16th century under Bishop Martin Fernandez de Angulo by architect Hernan Ruiz I, with the cathedral bell tower (built around the original minaret), at the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The courtyard was developed under Abd al-Rahman I in 784 and measures 50x30m. It is divided into 3 parts, each with a Renaissance fountain, and contains 98 orange trees planted in the 18th century. 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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  • Statue of Carlos III or King Charles III of Spain, 1716-88, on the terrace outside the main building of the Carmen de los Martires Garden, on the site of a Barefoot Carmelite shrine and convent originally established in 1492, in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. A Carmen is a traditional house with enclosed garden, this example dates to the 19th century and displays various garden styles including English, Spanish and Nasrid. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Forbidden Reading, 19th century painting by by Karel Ooms, showing Sephardic Jews afraid of being caught reading their sacred texts during the Spanish Inquisition, from the collection of the Crespo Lopez family exhibited in the 16th century Palacio de los Olvidados or Palace of the Forgotten, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Palace is one of the few remaining old aristocratic houses in good condition, thought to belong to a Jew and now housing artefacts of Jewish culture and history. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of St Michael the archangel, 17th century, dressed as a soldier in armour and about to kill the devil Lucifer, in the side chapel of St Michael, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Dona Maria Manrique, duchess of Sesa, the wife of Gonzalo de Cordoba the Gran Capitan, in the Monasterio de San Jeronimo, or Monastery of St Jerome, 16th century Roman Catholic church and Hieronymite monastery founded by the Catholic monarchs in Santa Fe, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling of the dome covered in stucco lacework in the Madrasa of Granada, a mosque school founded 1349 by the Nasrid King Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The madrasa functioned as a university until 1499 and is now part of the University of Granada. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Village of Isleta del Moro, meaning island of the Moors, a small fishing village situated on a bay by a headland in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The village was well known throughout history by pirates but nowadays is used as a base for diving and snorkeling. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Jairan Wall in the Hoya ravine, which continues to the San Cristobal Hill, built under King Jairan, 1012-28, in the Alcazaba, a 10th century fortified enclosure and royal residence in Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Alcazaba itself was begun in 955 by Rahman III and completed by Hayran, Taifa king of Almeria, in the 11th century. It was later added to by the Catholic monarchs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The terrace of the 'Centro de Interpretacion Patrimonial de Almeria' or Heritage Interpretation Center (CIP Almeria), and in the distance, the hilltop Alcazaba, a 10th century fortified enclosure and royal residence in Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Alcazaba was begun in 955 by Rahman III and completed by Hayran, Taifa king of Almeria, in the 11th century. It was later added to by the Catholic monarchs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance gate of the first enclosure of the Alcazaba, a 10th century fortified enclosure and royal residence in Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain, with horseshoe arch opening surrounded by brickwork. The Alcazaba was begun in 955 by Rahman III and completed by Hayran, Taifa king of Almeria, in the 11th century. It was later added to by the Catholic monarchs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Cabo de Gata salt flats, or Las Salinas de Cabo de Gata, which still produce 40,000 tonnes of salt per year, and provide an important ecosystem for 100 species of water birds, in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Salt has been mined here since Phoenician times. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rocky coastline of volcanic rocks and lava formations, seen from the end of Monsul beach, the most famous and picturesque beach in the park, in the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The park includes the Sierra del Cabo de Gata mountain range, volcanic rock landscapes, islands, coastline and coral reefs and has the only warm desert climate in Europe. The park was listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1997 and a Specially Protected Area of Mediterranean Importance in 2001. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Slender columns with cubic capitals and arches above, carved with floral decoration and Arabic inscriptions, in the Court of the Lions, built 1362 in the second reign of Muhammad V, in the Nasrid dynasty Palace of the Lions, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The design of the courtyard reflects the Nasrid view of Paradise, with these columns representing palm trees around a desert oasis. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Traditional houses of El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, seen in the distance from the Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fountain in the Court of the Lions, built 1362 in the second reign of Muhammad V, in the Nasrid dynasty Palace of the Lions, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The fountain consists of an alabaster basin supported by 12 statues of lions in white marble, carved in the 11th century. The Alhambra was begun in the 11th century as a castle, and in the 13th and 14th centuries served as the royal palace of the Nasrid sultans. The huge complex contains the Alcazaba, Nasrid palaces, gardens and Generalife. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View of the coastal buildings of Cadiz on the Campo del Sur, with the Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Andalusia, Southern Spain. On the right is the Iglesia de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Old Cathedral of Cadiz), originally built 1262-63 and rebuilt in the 18th century. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hotel Parador de Turismo, a 4 star hotel near La Caleta beach, on Avenida Duque de Najera, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden Baroque altarpiece by School of Alejandro Saavedra, in the Capilla de Santa Catalina (St Catherine's Chapel), dedicated to St Catherine of Alexandria, built late 17th century and inaugurated in 1693, in the grounds of the Castillo de Santa Catalina, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The castle was built in 1596 as a defensive fortress and is now a cultural and art exhibition centre. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Illustration of an 18th century Cadiz trader's house with Torre Mirador (lookout tower), enabling the trader to watch boats in the harbour leaving for or coming from South America, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Santa Teresa de Avila, detail, oil painting on canvas, 1668, by Cornelio Schut, 1629-85, in the Capilla de Santa Teresa, Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cadiz (Cadiz Cathedral), designed by Vicente Acero in Baroque and Neoclassical style and built 1722-1838, Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Diego de Alvear y Ponce de Leon, 1749-1830, by Fernando Montero de Espinosa. Diego de Alvear was a Spanish military commander, politician and defender of the Siege of Cadiz by Napoleon in 1810-12, on the Calle Campo de las Balas, in Cadiz, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Cadiz is one of the oldest cities in Europe, founded by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC, and later became a Carthaginian then a Roman city, and Spain's constitution was signed here in 1812. It is situated on a peninsula on the Costa de la Luz. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, with the 16th century nave and outer walls, 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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  • Model of King Alfonso X the Wise of Castile, 1221-84, holding a parchment, from the Museo Vivo de Al-Andalus in the Torre Calahorra, 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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  • Model of Maimonides, 1135-1204, Jewish philosopher and astronomer, holding a scroll, from the Museo Vivo de Al-Andalus in the Torre Calahorra, 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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  • Ruins of the palace and Great Portico, at the Palace of Madinat az-Zahra, a royal palace built 936-945 by Abd-ar-Rahman III al-Nasir, 912ñ961, Umayyad Caliph of Cordoba, outside Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The complex was extended under Al-Hakam II, 961-976, and sacked and abandoned in 1010. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of the Palace of Madinat az-Zahra, a royal palace built 936-945 by Abd-ar-Rahman III al-Nasir, 912ñ961, Umayyad Caliph of Cordoba, outside Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The complex was extended under Al-Hakam II, 961-976, and sacked and abandoned in 1010. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cristo de los Faroles, or Christ of the Lanterns, a sculpture entitled Christ of Atonement and Mercy of Christ on the cross, surrounded by 8 lanterns on iron frames, 1794, by Juan Navarro Leon, commissioned by Capuchin monk Diego Jose de Cadiz, on the Plaza de los Capuchinos, 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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  • Cristo de los Faroles, or Christ of the Lanterns, a sculpture entitled Christ of Atonement and Mercy of Christ on the cross, surrounded by 8 lanterns on iron frames, 1794, by Juan Navarro Leon, commissioned by Capuchin monk Diego Jose de Cadiz, on the Plaza de los Capuchinos, 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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  • Woman (left) and man (right) condemned to burning alive by the Spanish Inquisition, wearing the sanbenito, a penitential garment depicted with devils and flames, in the Centro Cultural y Museo Casa de Sefarad, a museum and cultural centre opened 2006 in the Jewish quarter of 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 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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  • Architectural detail of the Puerta de San Ildefonso, built under Al-Hakam II in the 10th century, one of the West facade entrances to the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Calle Torrijos in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This detail shows the intricately carved vegetal patterns, red brick and mosaic work of a fluted arch. 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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  • Fountains, ponds and cypress hedges in the gardens of the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of His Majesty King Alfonso XIII, 1886-1941, oil painting by Carlos Angel Diaz Huertas, 1866-1937, from the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar was rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of His Majesty King Alfonso XIII, 1886-1941, oil painting by Carlos Angel Diaz Huertas, 1866-1937, from the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos or Palace of the Catholic Kings, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The alcazar was rebuilt during the Umayyad Caliphate in the 10th century and used as a royal fortress by the Moors and the Christians, as a base for the Spanish Inquisition, and as a prison. The alcazar is a national monument of Spain, and the historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Roman bridge at sunset, 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. The historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Patio de los Naranjos or Court of the Oranges, at the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The courtyard was developed under Abd al-Rahman I in 784 and measures 50x30m. It is divided into 3 parts, each with a Renaissance fountain, and contains 98 orange trees planted in the 18th century. 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 Patio de los Naranjos or Court of the Oranges, with yellow arched colonnade built in the 16th century under Bishop Martin Fernandez de Angulo by architect Hernan Ruiz I, at the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The courtyard was developed under Abd al-Rahman I in 784 and measures 50x30m. It is divided into 3 parts, each with a Renaissance fountain, and contains 98 orange trees planted in the 18th century. 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 16th century cathedral and in the foreground, the Patio de los Naranjos or Court of the Oranges, at 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 16th century cathedral and in the foreground, the Patio de los Naranjos or Court of the Oranges, with yellow arched colonnade built in the 16th century under Bishop Martin Fernandez de Angulo by architect Hernan Ruiz I, at 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 Patio de los Naranjos or Court of the Oranges and its arched colonnade built in the 16th century under Bishop Martin Fernandez de Angulo by architect Hernan Ruiz I, with the 16th century cathedral nave behind, at the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The courtyard was developed under Abd al-Rahman I in 784 and measures 50x30m. It is divided into 3 parts, each with a Renaissance fountain, and contains 98 orange trees planted in the 18th century. 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 Patio de los Naranjos or Court of the Oranges, with the 16th century cathedral nave behind, at the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The courtyard was developed under Abd al-Rahman I in 784 and measures 50x30m. It is divided into 3 parts, each with a Renaissance fountain, and contains 98 orange trees planted in the 18th century. 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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  • Arches of 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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  • Ceiling of the Villaviciosa Chapel, built under Alfonso X in the 13th century, with 8 ribs intersecting, central dome and shell shapes, 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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  • Fluted intertwined arches in the Villaviciosa Chapel, built under Alfonso X in the 13th century, adjoining the hypostyle prayer hall, area built under Prince Abd Al-Rahman II, begun 832, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The mihrab can be seen in the distance. 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, built under Prince Abd Al-Rahman I, 731-788, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The hall is filled with rows of 856 reused Roman columns of jasper, onyx, marble, and granite, 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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  • Hypostyle prayer hall, area built under Prince Abd Al-Rahman II, begun 832, 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 retroquire of the catholic cathedral is glimpsed through the columns. 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 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 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 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 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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  • View from the maqsura, a richly decorated ribbed vault with small dome in front of the mihrab, redecorated under Al-Hakam II in 961, with intricately carved interlacing fluted arches, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Beyond the maqsura is the area of hypostyle prayer hall built under Al-Hakam II in the 10th century. 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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  • Looking through a sculpted arch designed with 22 figures in niches by Hernan Ruiz the Younger, 1514-69, under bishop Don Leopoldo de Austria, 1541-57, into the Villaviciosa Chapel, built under Alfonso X in the 13th century, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The chapel contains fluted intertwined arches with intricate carved decorative detail. 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, with cathedral altars, in the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The hall is filled with rows of columns topped with double arches of a horseshoe arch topped by 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 hypostyle prayer hall, area built in the 10th century under Al-Hakam II, 961-976, with the mihrab in the distance, 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, 938-1002, 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 Capilla Mayor, or chancel, built 1523, with huge 18th century neoclassical altarpiece by Alonso Matias with 5 paintings by Antonio Palomino and sculptures by Pedro de Paz, in the in the 16th century cathedral within the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Either side are 2 mahogany pulpits by Verdiquier with a bull, lion and eagle in marble. 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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  • Choir, with 18th century mahogany choir stalls by Duque Correjo and behind, the Capilla Mayor or chancel, built 1523, with huge 18th century neoclassical altarpiece by Alonso Matias with 5 paintings by Antonio Palomino and sculptures by Pedro de Paz, in the 16th century cathedral within 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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  • Statue of Abu al-Walid ibn Ruchd, known as Averroes, 1126-98, holding a book, author of treatises on medicine, mathematics, astronomy, ethics and philosophy, on a marble pedestal by the Almodovar Gate in 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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  • The Roman bridge, built 1st century BC over the Guadalquivir river, and (right) the reflection 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 historic centre of Cordoba is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking through crenellations on the terrace of the Torre de la Calahorra, a fortified city gate, built in the 12th century by the Almohads, across the Guadalquivir river at 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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  • Model of Maimonides, 1135-1204, Jewish philosopher and astronomer, holding a scroll, from the Museo Vivo de Al-Andalus in the Torre Calahorra, 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 the Torre de la Calahorra, a fortified city gate, built in the 12th century by the Almohads, 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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  • Architectural detail of the Puerta de San Jose, one of the East facade entrances to the Cathedral-Great Mosque of Cordoba, on the Calle del Magistrado Gonzalez Frances in Cordoba, Andalusia, Southern Spain. This section includes horseshoe arch niches, with miniature columns and capitals, red brick, mosaic work and intricately carved vegetal patterns. The Moorish gate is named after St Joseph, whose chapel is on the other side of the door, and was restored in 1913 by Ricardo Velazquez Bosco. 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 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 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 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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  • Placa de Merce Sala, with old factories converted into apartment buildings and offices, in the El Poblenou district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The industrial neighbourhood fell into decline after the Industrial Revolution, and has recently been redeveloped, triggered by the Olympic Games of 1992, resulting in a vibrant, young and artistic community. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • El Banuelo, or the Banos del Nogal, an 11th century bathhouse in Zirid style, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The entrance to the baths is in a house, remodelled in the Christian period, with a patio that opening to the original house of the watchman. Inside is a hall with access to 3 thermal rooms, cold, warm and hot. The hot room has an underground hypocaust for heating the room and 2 water containers. The barrel vaults have skylights for ventilation and temperature adjustment. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of a Turkish Jew, from the collection of the Crespo Lopez family exhibited in the 16th century Palacio de los Olvidados or Palace of the Forgotten, in El Albayzin, the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The Palace is one of the few remaining old aristocratic houses in good condition, thought to belong to a Jew and now housing artefacts of Jewish culture and history. During the Spanish Inquisition, many Spanish Jews fled to Turkey, where Jews were welcomed. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues of archangel protectors, Michael fighting a dragon on the left and Raphael on the right, on the main facade of Granada Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Incarnation, built 16th and 17th centuries in Renaissance style with Baroque elements, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Several architects worked on the cathedral, which, unusually, has 5 naves and a circular capilla mayor instead of an apse. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave and capilla mayor of Granada Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Incarnation, built 16th and 17th centuries in Renaissance style with Baroque elements, Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. In the capilla mayor are 2 levels of 16th century stained glass windows above a series of paintings by Alonso Cano. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Palace of Dar al-Horra or House of the Honest Lady, a 15th century Nasrid palace named after Aixa, mother of King Boabdil, in El Albayzin or the medieval Moorish old town of Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. From the 8th to the 15th centuries, Granada was under muslim rule and retains a distinctive Moorish heritage. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sacristy, designed by Hurtado Izquierdo and built 1727-64, in the Granada Charterhouse or Monasterio de la Cartuja, a Carthusian monastery founded 1506, in Baroque style, in Granada, Andalusia, Southern Spain. Granada was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Main facade of Guadix Cathedral, or the Catedral de la Encarnacion de Guadix, designed by Gaspar Cayon de la Vega in the 18th century, with the upper part sculpted by Fernandez Pachote and Domingo Thomas, and the marble Incarnation by Antonio Valeriano Moyano, Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The cathedral was built 16th - 18th centuries in Baroque style, by architects including Diego Siloe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Small troglodyte church in the Barrio de la cuevas or Barrio troglodyte, an area housing half the population of Guadix in troglodyte dwellings, underground cave homes dug into the rock built to keep out the heat of the summer and the cold of the winter, Guadix, Andalusia, Southern Spain. The strange rock formations or badlands are formed by erosion of marine geological deposits. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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