Great Mosque of Córdoba

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The Great Mosque of Córdoba is a renowned medieval Islamic mosque-turned-cathedral in Córdoba, Spain, celebrated for its striking horseshoe arches, hypostyle hall, and fusion of Islamic and Christian architectural styles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cathedral
World Heritage Site component
former mosque
mosque-cathedral
tourist attraction
altName Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Mezquita–Catedral de Córdoba
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture
Gothic architecture
Islamic architecture
Moorish architecture
Renaissance architecture
builder Abd al-Rahman I
centralNaveAdded 16th century
cityOnRiver Guadalquivir River
constructionEnd 10th century
constructionStart 784
continent Europe
conversionToCathedralYear 1236
country Spain
courtyardName Patio de los Naranjos
currentFunction cathedral
dedicatedTo Assumption of the Virgin Mary
linked to: Assumption of Mary
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Córdoba
expandedBy Abd al-Rahman II
Al-Hakam II
Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir
floorPlanType hypostyle mosque
founder Abd al-Rahman I
hasCourtyard yes
hasMinaret former minaret incorporated into bell tower
heritageDesignation Bien de Interés Cultural
UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationCountry Spain
historicalPeriod Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba
Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba
linked to: Emirate of Córdoba
locatedIn Andalusia
Córdoba
historic centre of Córdoba
materialUsed brick
granite
jasper
marble
stone
notableFeature bell tower built over minaret
double-tiered arches
forest of columns
horseshoe arches
hypostyle hall
maqsura
mihrab
orange tree courtyard (Patio de los Naranjos)
originalFunction congregational mosque
patronOfCathedralIntervention Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
region southern Spain
religion Islam (original)
Roman Catholicism (current)
roofType wooden roof
significance major monument of Islamic Spain (al-Andalus)
symbol of coexistence and conflict between Islam and Christianity in Iberia
UNESCOExtensionYear 1994
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1984
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteOf Historic Centre of Córdoba
visitorAttraction yes

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Islamic Spain notableBuilding Great Mosque of Córdoba
Andalusia heritageSite Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba
linked to: Great Mosque of Córdoba
Islamic art hasNotableExample Great Mosque of Córdoba
Córdoba (historical) hasLandmark Great Mosque of Córdoba
subject linked to: Cordoba (historical)
Caliphate of Córdoba notableMonument Great Mosque of Córdoba
Archbishop of Córdoba hasCathedralChurch Cathedral of Córdoba
linked to: Great Mosque of Córdoba
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Córdoba cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Córdoba
linked to: Great Mosque of Córdoba
Umayyad architecture notableWork Great Mosque of Córdoba (original Umayyad construction)
linked to: Great Mosque of Córdoba
Great Mosque of Córdoba altName Mezquita–Catedral de Córdoba
linked to: Great Mosque of Córdoba
Great Mosque of Córdoba altName Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
linked to: Great Mosque of Córdoba
Moorish Revival influencedBy Great Mosque of Córdoba
Early Islamic period notableMonument Great Mosque of Córdoba
Great Mosque of Kairouan influenced Great Mosque of Cordoba
linked to: Great Mosque of Córdoba
Córdoba Province hasHistoricSite Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
linked to: Great Mosque of Córdoba
Alcázar of the Umayyads near Great Mosque of Córdoba
Islamic West notableInstitution Great Mosque of Córdoba
Andalusian architecture hasNotableExample Great Mosque of Córdoba
Andalusian architecture hasNotableExample Mezquita–Cathedral of Córdoba
linked to: Great Mosque of Córdoba
Luis de Góngora positionHeld canon of Córdoba Cathedral
linked to: Great Mosque of Córdoba
Tinmal Mosque inspiredBy Great Mosque of Cordoba
linked to: Great Mosque of Córdoba
Autonomous community of Andalusia containsLandmark Mezquita–Cathedral of Córdoba
linked to: Great Mosque of Córdoba
Southern Spain hasHeritageSite Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba
subject linked to: southern Spain
linked to: Great Mosque of Córdoba
Roman Catholic Diocese of Córdoba cathedral Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
linked to: Great Mosque of Córdoba
Roman Catholic Diocese of Córdoba hasHeritageSite Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
linked to: Great Mosque of Córdoba
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción alsoKnownAs Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba
linked to: Great Mosque of Córdoba
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción alsoKnownAs Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
linked to: Great Mosque of Córdoba
Historic Centre of Córdoba contains Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
linked to: Great Mosque of Córdoba
Moorish architecture hasNotableExample Great Mosque of Córdoba
Moorish architecture hasNotableExample Mezquita of Córdoba
linked to: Great Mosque of Córdoba