Living TRAVEL - SPAIN - 2019
CORDOBA - The Great Mosque, or the Mezquita Cathedral of Cordoba
According to a traditional account, a small Visigoth church, the Catholic Basilica of Saint Vincent of Lérins, originally stood on this site. In 784 Abd al-Rahman ordered construction of the Great Mosque, which was considerably expanded by later Muslim rulers. Córdoba returned to Christian rule in 1236 during the Reconquista, and the building was converted to a Roman Catholic church, culminating in the insertion of a Renaissance cathedral nave in the 16th century. At the far left is the bell tower, built over the original minaret. - Wikipedia.
Side entrance and decoration on the wall of the Great Mosque
Inside the retained Moorish part of the Great Mosque
Inside the retained Moorish part of the Great Mosque
Inside the retained Moorish part of the Great Mosque
Great Mosque Mihrab
Decoration in the Mihrab
Ceiling detail in Mihrab
Decoration near Mihrab
Arches and decoration near Mihrab
Side altar
Statue in mosque area
Moorish stained glass window
Cathedral altar in the Great Mosque
Merging the Christian with the Moorish
View leading from nave of church to the moorish courtyard