Mezquita Cathedral Cordoba 46

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Mezquita Cathedral Cordoba 46

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John Hughes

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The Mosque of Cordoba , Holy Mary , Mother of God "or" Great Mosque of Cordoba ', now known as the Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady of ecclesiastical form, is a building in the city of Cordoba , Spain . In 2019 it exceeded two million visitors, being its historical record and making it one of the most visited monuments in Spain.

Construction began as a mosque in 784; Until recently it was believed that after the appropriation by the Muslim conquerors of the Hispano-Roman basilica of San Vicente Mártir and the reuse of part of the materials, being reserved for Muslim worship, but the most recent archaeological studies discard this hypothesis. The building was subject to extensions during the Emirate of Córdoba and the Caliphate of Córdoba . With 23,400 square meters, it was the second largest mosque in the world in area, behind the Mecca Mosque , being later surpassed by the Blue Mosque (Istanbul , 1588). The qibla wall was not oriented towards Mecca , but 51º degrees towards the south ; this was common in the mosques of al-Andalus .

In 1238, after the Christian Reconquest of the city, it was consecrated as the cathedral of the diocese with the episcopal ordination of its first bishop, Lope de Fitero . The building houses the cathedral chapter of the Diocese of Córdoba , and due to its character as a Catholic temple and episcopal seat , it is reserved for Catholic worship . In 1523, under the direction of architects Hernán Ruiz the Elder and his son , built his basilica cruciform Renaissance style plateresco .

Today the whole complex constitutes the most important monument in Córdoba , and also of all Andalusian architecture , together with the Alhambra , as well as the most emblematic of Hispano-Muslim Umayyad art . Declared as an Asset of Cultural Interest and Cultural Heritage of Humanity as part of the historic center of the city , it was included by the public among the 12 Treasures of Spain in 2007 and was awarded as the best site of tourist interest in Europe and sixth in the world according to a TripAdvisor contest.

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