Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
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The Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Córdoba in the Spanish region of Andalusia. Officially called the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, it is dedic
Mezquita de Córdoba desde el aire
Excavated Late Roman or Visigothic mosaics visible under the floor of the Mosque-Cathedral today
The columns and two-tiered arches in the original section of the mosque building. The columns and capitals are spolia from earlier structures.
Bab al-Wuzara ("Viziers' Gate", today the Puerta de San Esteban), one of the oldest surviving gates of the mosque. Its decoration dates from 855.
Abd al-Rahman I
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Abd al-Rahman ibn Mu'awiya, commonly known as Abd al-Rahman I, was the founder and first emir of the Emirate of Córdoba, ruling from 756 to 788. He established the Umayyad dynasty in al-Andalus, which
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
…the site of the current Mosque-Cathedral, although this has been a matter of scholarly debate. The Great Mosque was constructed in 785 on the orders of Abd al-Rahman I, founder of the Islamic Emirate of Córdoba. It was expanded multiple times afterwards under Abd al-Rahman's successors up to the late 10th century…
Dirham coin of Abd al-Rahman I
Modern statue of Abd al-Rahman at Almuñécar
A 19th century depiction of Abd al Rahman I (1865–1871)
An illustration of The Song of Roland from the Grandes Chroniques de France, A romanticization of Battle of Roncevaux Pass.